Synonyms of activist

activist

noun

as in supporter

a person who uses or supports strong actions (such as public protests) to help make changes in politics or society

Antiwar activists were protesting in the streets.

political activists

Related Words

• supporter
• protester
• advocate
• promoter
• militant
• demonstrator
• stalwart
• evangelist
• champion
• apostle
• crusader
• zealot
• patron
• ideologue
• partisan
• fanatic
• backer
• idealist
• true believer
• objector
• dreamer
• picketer
• marcher
• red hot
• visionary

Dissimilar Words

• dilettante
• dabbler
• nonmilitant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of activist

Jentleson heaps blame on Democratic professionals and activists for frittering away the Obama coalition that scored three hundred and sixty-five electoral votes in 2008 and managed sixty Senate seats the next year. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Erika Donalds, the school choice activist and spouse of Florida’s Republican candidate for governor, says teachers are the biggest blockade to implementing new technologies in classrooms. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine activist, chaired Children's Health Defense for years. — Fatima Hussein, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

In an interview Friday, the San Francisco financier and environmental activist stood by his campaign’s use of influencers. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026