1
as in neocons
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
2
as in militants
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diehards
Noun
-
At times, the ideological beliefs of some militants were mixed with financial opportunism, a motivation shared also by some politicians and military officers.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026 -
Newsom visited Israel shortly after Hamas militants attacked and took 1,200 Israelis hostage in October 2023, and later sent pallets of supplies to the West Bank after Israel cut off aid.—
Lia Russell
March 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
But Everton, during that period, were little more than relegation scrappers, thanks to two significant points deductions in Dyche’s two seasons at the club.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
Published 70 years ago, this shocking poem was a powerful rebuke to conformists in 1950s America.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Another of her stars is a fierce fast-food warrior clad in a cheeseburger skirt, wielding ketchup and mustard laser guns and flanked by a squad of fighters who happen to be anthropomorphic pizza and hot dogs.—
Leigh-Ann Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
-
This, and the release of hundreds of its fighters from Afghan prisons, erased much of Pakistan’s efforts to defeat it.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
24 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Diehards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diehards. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
