Synonyms of adherents

adherents

noun

plural of adherent

as in followers

one who follows the opinions or teachings of another

the Flat Earth Society surely doesn't have many adherents

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adherents

In turn, schools like the Forge birthed a new military archetype, whose adherents were often privileged, scrappy, and damaged—just as Holden Caulfield was. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Modi’s father, Deepak Modi, established his own diamond business in Antwerp, where the Palanpuri Jains, adherents of the Jain faith, helped reshape the industry. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

But pharmacies were banned in 2023 from dispensing these six peptides—which adherents claim deliver benefits ranging from improved endurance to reduced inflammation—over efficacy and safety concerns. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 3 Aug. 2026

These and other initiatives are focusing on secular Jews and adherents to Reform Judaism. — Giovanna Dell'orto, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Sloganeering was the lingua franca of what adherents referred to as the Stanley Opportunity. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

Baric worked closely with researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which many adherents to the lab-leak theory posit as the source of the pandemic; one contingent thinks that Baric might have been the creator of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

In 1619, the Calvinists outlawed their practices, driving adherents underground or into exile. — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Many today argue that those who flooded into the nation’s legislative hall were the true adherents of American patriotism. — Dr. Matthew Warshauer, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026