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 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 Good and bad ideas come from all sides of the political spectrum, and hyper-partisans who don’t understand that are unable to see the full range of options when making public policy. —

Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026 Motele, whose parents were murdered by the Nazis, escaped into the forest and joined a group of Jewish partisans. —

Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026 Reaching new voters Most Democrats accept Texas’ GOP tilt, saying their best chance lies in attracting more younger voters, disaffected nonvoters, teachers, service workers and soft partisans who often skip nonpresidential elections. —

Karen Brooks Harper, Dallas Morning News, 10 Jan. 2026

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Díaz-Canel’s words masked what was, for adherents of a revolution celebrated by the global left, a painful reality.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Aleph and other Jewish chaplaincy groups say the chaplaincy system is being undermined by the Messianic movement, whose adherents may identify as Jews but are not recognized as such by any denomination of Judaism.

— Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026