PARTISANS Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

partisans

noun

variants also partizans

plural of partisan

as in adherents

one who follows the opinions or teachings of another partisans of the charismatic leader refuse to tolerate any criticism of him at all

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as in militants

one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause a partisan of the revolution who was even willing to give her life for it

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as in sectarians

one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices she's too much of a political partisan to ever concede that the other side might have a valid point

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Recent Examples of partisans Disrupting basic services to millions of Americans in such circumstances only makes sense to die-hard partisans. —

U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 That was the result of angry partisans taking seriously Trump’s bogus election-fraud claims. —

Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026 La Foce, a beautiful estate owned by the Origo family, who cultivated the gardens and harbored partisans during the Second World War, is a 15-minute drive away. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026 So what do those partisans want? —

Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026 Millions of Democrats in Texas, Republicans in California and partisans in other states have been effectively disenfranchised, their voices rendered mute. —

Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026 Most typically vote like partisans, in favor of their preferred party. —

Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026 As one Texas insider explained to me, Cornyn is the national candidate who isn’t exactly loved at home, while Paxton draws adoration from partisans at home who may show up to send a message that what’s happening in Washington is not to their tastes. —

Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Feb. 2026 Political partisans tend to behave in a partisan way—even if that partisanship is disguised as apolitical, Christian living. —

Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026

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Buddhists often celebrate Vesak with processions, by visiting temples, meditating and through acts of fasting, while adherents in India may immerse themselves in the river Ganga to wash away their sins.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The restrictions subdued Lent, Passover and Ramadan celebrations for many in some of the holiest sites for adherents of Christianity, Islam and Judaism.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026