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

Two Columbia University Apartheid Divest activists, bemoaning their opposition, coauthored a June 2024 opinion article signaling overlap with the police abolition movement. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026

Two far-right activists disrupted a Diwali celebration in Seattle with placards calling for the deportation of Hindus and invoking a conspiracy theory about the replacement of Christians. — Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

And the activists’ friends become concerned, urging them to soften the rhetoric. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026

Tyler was released in 2016, after decades of campaigning by activists including Rosa Parks. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

According to reports in the British media, Harry and Meghan will deliver a joint speech on the issue—which has long been a focus of the couple’s advocacy—before participating in a discussion with international activists. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026

For decades, activists, poets, writers, musicians and entertainers who have stood in solidarity with the Palestinian people have faced consequences for doing so. — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026

Her new film Being Heumann tells the story of Judy Heumann (Ruth Madeley) and the courageous activists who helped enforce Section 504. — Barry Levitt, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

The protest, first reported in the US by The Verge, saw around 100 activists scale the site’s fences and block construction, while hundreds more demonstrated against the AI industry outside. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 6 Nov. 2026