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

Following the fatal crashes, transit advocates called on New Yorkers to vote in November on Ballot Question 3, which would expedite the review process for small infrastructure and safe street projects. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Every September, during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, advocates ask Americans to wear gold in recognition of the children and families affected by cancer. — Jason Collins, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

Human rights advocates and opposition groups say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ’s government has weaponized the judiciary to target critics and rivals after more than two decades in power. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

During a speech in Des Moines, Iowa, aviator and military officer Charles Lindbergh identified the British, the Jewish community and the Roosevelt administration as the primary advocates for America’s entry into war with Germany. — USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Spurred to action, the General Assembly approved a roughly $180 million boost for public schools earlier this year, but advocates say more is needed. — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

For advocates, the Pate case became another example of concerns that have been building for years. — Ginger Allen, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

For decades, advocates of bombing Iran argued that such an attack might be messy but would ultimately remove the Iranian threat. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Many parent advocates seemed to carry optimism with them on Tuesday. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

Some community advocates question whether that gives residents enough leverage. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Industry advocates, however, say data centers are essential infrastructure for the AI era, supporting technological innovation, creating high-paying jobs and generating tax revenue for local communities. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Schmieder advocates for leveraging biotechnology to create regenerative, resilient cities that partner with nature, rather than working against it. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Dwyer advocates for a view of neurodiversity that has room for both social factors and individual impairments that may be addressed with treatment, as well as for the idea that neurodivergences can come with strengths. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2026

And two of those fans were a mother and daughter wearing shirts for the brand XX-XY Athletics, which advocates for the protection of women's sports from biological males. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Bruce has come to occupy a place of singular reverence among comedians and 1st Amendment advocates. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

When the National Review advocates impeaching a Republican president and favorably quotes Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff, that’s news. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

The order, signed Monday, advocates separating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different single-disease shots and giving all childhood immunizations at separate appointments when possible. — Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026