ACOLYTES Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

acolytes

noun

plural of acolyte

as in adherents

one who follows the opinions or teachings of another a highly influential economist whose acolytes can be found at many major universities

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Recent Examples of acolytes Part of what makes the festival unique is the community that has been coming to it religiously for years, absent any premieres or red carpets, and many of them film writer acolytes of Roger who met or were invited after first engaging with Roger through his blog. —

Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026 Fuentes needed a name for this group of acolytes who showed up at Kirk’s events. —

Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 Billy Idol, their frontman, was a member of the Bromley Contingent, an influential cluster of Pistols acolytes on the early punk scene, alongside Siouxsie Sioux and the archetypal model Soo Catwoman. —

Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 5 Apr. 2026 The song is an anthem for a lot of young musical-theater acolytes. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 Unfortunately for both the president himself and his acolytes who bought into the coin, though, it’s been on a downward trajectory that mirrors their dear leader’s approval ratings ever since. —

Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026 There had always been a few Kennedy acolytes hanging around the block, Dean says, but that number has ballooned since Ryan Murphy’s Love Story premiered in February. —

Clio Chang, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2026 Smith has never been the indefatigable champion of free enterprise imagined by his acolytes. —

Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026 Two of the Senate candidates drawing the most enthusiasm from the left—Platner in Maine and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan—are Sanders acolytes. —

Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026

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He’d been struck that the Milwaukee branch of the adherents to his cause were forever boasting about their superior sanitation systems.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
TikTok obsessives, wellness-culture adherents, and misinformation junkies all end up in need of care.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026