Synonyms of advocated

advocated

verb

past tense of advocate

as in endorsed

to promote the interests or cause of

environmentalists advocating agricultural methods designed to slow the destruction of rain forests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endorsed
• supported
• championed
• adopted
• embraced
• backed
• patronized
• assisted
• helped
• aided
• went in for
• plumped (for)
• espoused
• plonked (for)
• reinforced
• plunked (for)
• held a brief for
• stuck up for
• went to bat for
• stood up for
• preached
• seconded
• saved
• bolstered
• abetted
• furthered
• buttressed
• forwarded
• propped (up)
• rescued
• sided (with)
• advanced
• boosted
• backstopped
• bailed out
• plugged
• talked up
• delivered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposed
• interfered
• thwarted
• frustrated
• baffled
• failed
• disappointed
• sabotaged
• foiled
• deserted
• let down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of advocated

Through those networks, Johnson advocated for a series of measures that changed police practices across California. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

The Financial Times reported this year that Volant Media is owned by an offshore company whose owner has alleged ties to the Saudi government, which has advocated for regime change in Iran and sanctions against the country. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

This simply exposes the true motivation of some who have advocated opposition to this transaction. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

The actress advocated for marine life preservation, teen pregnancy prevention and domestic violence awareness. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

One former umpire, speaking on condition of anonymity to preserve relationships in the game, said many in his profession have long advocated for the foul pole to be at least 3 feet wide. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

In Minneapolis, Cunningham took pictures with the former college swimmer Riley Gaines, who for years has advocated to keep transgender women out of women’s sports, and whose activism has been far more explicitly partisan. — Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026

Ben-Gvir is a follower of Kahanism, a movement named after a long-dead rabbi who espoused violent ethnonationalism and advocated for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

For years, Larson has advocated for a bill, the Social Security 2100 Act, which aims to expand benefits while also extending the program’s solvency. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026