CULT Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

cult

noun

ˈkəlt

as in audience

a group of people showing intense devotion to a cause, person, or work (as a film) long after it had gone off the air, the TV series continued to have a huge cult

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as in religion

a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities an ancient cult that centered on the worship of the earth as the source of all life

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Recent Examples of cult Twenty-four years after the cult sci-fi series started and abruptly ended, star Nathan Fillion has revealed plans to reunite the OG crew of the Serenity. —

Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026 The point is not to sell her business, not to get more followers, not to create a cult of her own; the point is looking at interpersonal dynamics, getting into conflicts, resuming those conflicts, and then sometimes doing silly things after drinking too much rosé. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026 This 1973 cult favorite also uses vampire tropes to tell a story about Black identity. —

Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026 Buc-ee’s has built a cult following among Texans. —

Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cult

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Who’s In the Cast The all-British cast includes Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young — 11 performers building an ensemble for a UK audience.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2026
With more than 350,000 attendees per edition and an international audience representing nearly half of its visitors, according to a press release, the festival has solidified itself as one of Marbella’s key cultural, tourist and economic drivers.

— Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2026