Synonyms of advocates

advocates 1 of 2

noun

plural of advocate

1

as in proponents

a person who actively supports or favors a cause

Mark Twain, Noah Webster, and President Theodore Roosevelt are among past advocates of a reformed spelling system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proponents
• supporters
• advocators
• exponents
• promoters
• boosters
• friends
• apostles
• champions
• protagonists
• paladins
• true believers
• expounders
• heralds
• hierophants
• adherents
• tub-thumpers
• white knights
• backers
• high priests
• loyalists
• stalwarts
• espousers
• interpreters
• disciples
• gospelers
• followers
• partisans
• cohorts
• cheerleaders
• fellow travelers
• encouragers
• applauders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opponents
• adversaries
• antagonists
• enemies
• critics
• foes
• rivals
• faultfinders
• belittlers

2

as in lawyers

a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations

with such a strong case against him, he's going to need the best advocate that money can buy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lawyers
• attorneys
• counselors
• counsels
• attorneys-at-law
• prosecutors
• solicitors
• legislators
• counselors-at-law
• jurists
• legal eagles
• lawmakers
• trial lawyers
• prosecuting attorneys
• district attorneys
• criminal lawyers
• mouthpieces
• lawgivers
• solons
• public defenders
• shysters
• cocounsels
• ambulance chasers
• Philadelphia lawyers
• pettifoggers

advocates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of advocate

as in endorses

to promote the interests or cause of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endorses
• supports
• champions
• embraces
• adopts
• backs
• patronizes
• helps
• stands up for
• goes in for
• aids
• assists
• plumps (for)
• sticks up for
• holds a brief for
• goes to bat for
• plonks (for)
• plunks (for)
• reinforces
• espouses
• sides (with)
• preaches
• bolsters
• abets
• saves
• rescues
• seconds
• buttresses
• advances
• forwards
• furthers
• props (up)
• backstops
• boosts
• plugs
• bails out
• talks up
• delivers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposes
• interferes
• frustrates
• thwarts
• baffles
• fails
• foils
• sabotages
• deserts
• disappoints
• lets down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of advocates

Noun

Families are concerned that they will be immediately detained, advocates say. — Laura Romero, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Alderwoman Diesha Contee, whose ward includes most of the city’s public housing, said residents and their advocates are frustrated. — Nats_syndicator, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2026

The system also tacks on various surcharges that would take the non-neighbor rate for appeal applications to over $2,800, advocates said. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Assembling structures robotically off Earth could therefore be revolutionary, advocates say. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Hemp industry advocates have said the restrictions could shut down businesses and limit customer access. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

City of Atlanta officials and civil rights advocates are hoping to preserve the home on Ponce de Leon Place as a historic landmark. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Miller is one of the most vocal MAGA advocates of the policies voters just rejected. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026

As the counting of ballots continues, voting rights advocates are now looking ahead to any potential controversies over close races and the certification of results. — Miles Parks, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Verb

Because of these treatment and research advances, the Alzheimer’s Association strongly advocates early detection and diagnosis. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026

The Missouri Craft Brewers Guild is a nonprofit that advocates for the independent breweries. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026

Prison reform advocates renewed calls for the city to shut down Rikers Island in the wake of Medero Curet’s death. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026

Just as fiercely loyal as Amanda, Martin vainly advocates for his beloved, knowing that Amanda has power of attorney and, therefore, the upper hand. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

In 2024, when former President Joe Biden commuted 37 prisoners facing the death penalty, advocates from the ACLU to Catholic bishops called upon Newsom to do the same. — Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

The group expected to receive the nearly $1 million award, AfriForum, is a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of Afrikaners, a subset of South Africa’s white population. — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2026

Still, a 2025 poll by the Fiscal Alliance Foundation, which advocates for lowering taxes, found that 66% of 800 likely voters in Massachusetts viewed the measure favorably. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026

Bruneau is a cofounder of the American Alternative Care Policy Network, a nonprofit organization that advocates for access to alternative healthcare therapies. — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026