FADDISTS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

faddists

noun

plural of faddist

as in enthusiasts

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Noun

The boat show brings together sailing enthusiasts, prospective buyers and industry professionals to celebrate life on the water and explore the latest in sailing, the news release said.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, a 2026 poll by Garage Gym Experiment, an online community for home fitness enthusiasts, found that 44% of respondents expected to spend at least $1,000 on their home gyms this year.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of enthusiasts

Noun

Related Stories The motel sits among reed beds and woods, its rooms echoing with lovers every night.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Horror lovers have more options for wide releases today, but the genre isn’t dramatically outpacing other kinds of theatrical films.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of lovers

Noun

Some at the memorial took solace in seeing so many like-minded devotees come out to the serene mountain setting to remember the avian matriarch.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Today the public's appetite for true crime – from TV shows and podcasts to the big screen – has never been bigger, as devotees of the genre even spend their time trying to solve crimes.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of devotees

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Local breeders, known as fanciers, would release their birds far from home and measure the time and distance covered to return.

— Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Famous people were frequently asked to be judges, to lend cachet to the events—novelists Émile Zola and Pierre Loti were two of them (both writers were cat-fanciers, so were well qualified to be judges).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025

Definition of fanciers

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Alessi Pulcina Stove Top Coffee Maker Beloved by coffee snobs and design aficionados alike, the Alessi stovetop coffee maker blends high-quality brewing with a form that is beautiful enough to leave out all day long.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
An easier place to start could be the less recognizable Hammer titles, the ones less likely to spark upset among aficionados.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of aficionados

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Some nuts also contain melatonin, which helps regulate your sleep-wake cycle.

— Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2026
Last year’s release was influenced by Mexican cuisine with a pulque finish, while this year looked to Ancient Egypt by giving the whiskey a finish in barrels seasoned with liqueur made from tiger nuts and black honey.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of nuts

Noun

The residents occasionally gather in a disused rec center but the meetings devolve into rants about immigrants, junkies, thugs and vigilantism.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
As the club’s name implies, car junkies will get an opportunity to see lots of Model T’s and other antique autos from more than a century ago on display.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of junkies

Noun

At its center is a youngish man named Bob Arctor, an undercover cop who starts using drugs in order to infiltrate a house full of addicts in Southern California.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The problem with just arresting addicts is there’s nowhere to take them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

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