Synonyms of activists

activists

noun

plural of activist

as in supporters

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

• supporters
• protesters
• demonstrators
• advocates
• promoters
• militants
• stalwarts
• apostles
• crusaders
• evangelists
• champions
• zealots
• patrons
• backers
• ideologues
• marchers
• fanatics
• partisans
• picketers
• idealists
• true believers
• objectors
• dreamers
• red hots
• visionaries

Dissimilar Words

• dabblers
• dilettantes
• nonmilitants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of activists

Once a lawyerly panel, a takeover by a trio of conservatives deeply mistrustful of the state’s voting system has turned the board’s once mundane meetings into boisterous events packed with crowds of cheering and jeering activists. — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Kim Aris, her younger son living in London, and Myanmar democracy activists has been waging an online campaign named to demand evidence his mother is alive and well. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

McGovern hopes that Indiana activists and residents come together to see the importance of wetlands replacement and restoration. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Some activists in Morocco expressed doubt that the ruling was behind the surge, arguing most migrants would have been unaware of such legal decisions. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 31 July 2026

Some activists in Morocco expressed doubt that the ruling was behind the surge, arguing that most migrants would have been unaware of such legal decisions. — Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

But other preservationists and activists have been working to revive the dormant theater. — Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 31 July 2026

On the contrary, activists in India say that anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination is a colonial holdover. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

Texas Democratic lawmakers, activists and Salgado Araujo’s family have called for an independent investigation into his death. — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 30 July 2026