Synonyms of acolytes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adherents
• followers
• disciples
• partisans
• devotees
• supporters
• votaries
• apostles
• pupils
• missionaries
• epigones
• students
• admirers
• scholars
• soldiers
• converts
• advocates
• protégés
• fans
• loyalists
• proselytizers
• liege men
• votarists
• minions
• worshippers
• cultists
• sycophants
• zealots
• ideologists
• champions
• sectarians
• enthusiasts
• lackeys
• henchmen
• faithfuls
• toadies
• ideologues
• myrmidons
• apparatchiks
• flunkies
• satellites
• idolaters
• backers
• stooges
• hangers-on
• lickspittles
• camp followers
• yes-men

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaders
• traitors
• defectors
• renegades
• turncoats
• apostates
• coryphaei

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acolytes

Newsom and other governors have repeatedly denied parole to his closest acolytes, though an appeals court overturned Newsom’s veto of the release of Leslie Van Houten in 2023. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

When the dazed young woman reels off quotes from an obscure self-help book, her new acolytes take her words as gnomic wisdom. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

The park attracts Dolly acolytes from around the world and is also a major source of revenue for the region. — CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Two of her longtime video-art acolytes, David and Piper Cort, became her caregivers, inviting her to live in a trailer on their property in Massachusetts. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

Still, there’s a reason Inside the Actors Studio ran for 22 seasons and the most fervent alt-rap acolytes are constantly begging their idols to empty their hard drives. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026

Celebrated throughout Europe for decades, the enigmatic artist and ambassador of Georgian culture is finding new acolytes worldwide. — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026

But while her style remains endlessly influential, most of Birkin’s make-up-averse acolytes are more likely to be multi-hyphenate creatives than, say, investment bankers with seven figures to spare. — Olivia Allen, Vogue, 21 July 2026

The other Founders had acolytes who promoted their legacy and preserved their records, but Wilson died a pariah, which kept him out of history books as the conventional narrative of the founding took shape. — Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026