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

Meanwhile, outside the Barclays Center, a large crowd of transgender activists held a counter protest to oppose the ninth Sophie Cunningham rally of the season. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

But the group had learned of the Phantom Orchestra, a group in Tbilisi, the capital of what is now Georgia, composed of musicians, poets and activists who had been barred from leaving the Soviet Union. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Pro- and anti-trans activists held dueling rallies outside Fever games. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 22 Aug. 2026

Some young progressive and democratic socialist activists sought to rally opposition to Wasserman Schultz, as did an organization that opposes candidates supported by the pro-Israel lobby American Israel Public Affairs Committee. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

One of their colleagues had even brought a lawsuit against the Detroit police for its surveillance of political activists. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Many leading activists have been jailed under the same law, including pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

As residents, activists, farmers and journalists squeezed and jostled through the crowd, holding court in one corner was Budd-Falen, the high-ranking official with the Interior Department. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

The fatal crash has led city leaders and animal rights activists to take a new look at ridding New York of carriage horses. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026