Synonyms of partisans

partisans

noun

variants also partizans

plural of partisan

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adherents
• followers
• disciples
• supporters
• acolytes
• devotees
• votaries
• pupils
• apostles
• soldiers
• missionaries
• epigones
• students
• scholars
• admirers
• loyalists
• advocates
• fans
• converts
• liege men
• votarists
• protégés
• proselytizers
• ideologists
• sectarians
• zealots
• minions
• enthusiasts
• cultists
• ideologues
• henchmen
• champions
• worshippers
• sycophants
• lackeys
• faithfuls
• idolaters
• toadies
• myrmidons
• apparatchiks
• backers
• satellites
• camp followers
• hangers-on
• stooges
• flunkies
• yes-men
• lickspittles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaders
• traitors
• renegades
• defectors
• turncoats
• apostates
• coryphaei

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• militants
• activists
• crusaders
• supporters
• zealots
• fanatics
• ideologues
• advocates
• fans
• lovers
• dreamers
• promoters
• true believers
• disciples
• champions
• followers
• patrons
• idealists
• red hots
• enthusiasts
• devotees
• cultists
• suckers
• votaries
• maniacs
• nuts
• visionaries
• evangelists
• apostles
• fools
• addicts
• aficionados
• hounds
• stalwarts
• buffs
• backers
• fanciers
• junkies
• fiends
• hangers-on
• freaks
• bugs
• boosters
• idolizers
• rooters
• faddists
• habitués
• mavens
• heads
• well-wishers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dilettantes
• dabblers
• nonmilitants

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sectarians
• fanatics
• nationalists
• bigots
• dogmatists
• racists
• purists
• dogmatizers
• racialists
• doctrinaires
• supremacists
• jingoists
• chauvinists
• sexists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberals
• freethinkers
• latitudinarians

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of partisans

Harald paid tribute to the Norwegian partisans who had fought alongside the Soviets during World War II, helping to restore the memory of a segment of the population that had long been marginalized in the official narrative of the war. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

This week’s Pollwatcher answers a reader’s question about how polls select respondents and highlights how partisans in one state have flipped on a Democratic senator. — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

As a result, partisans of the political left and right routinely use allegations of plagiarism to vilify their ideological adversaries. — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Such traits help elevate interactions with the natural world – and might do the same among neighbors, colleagues, and even political partisans. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026

Exhibited for the first time outside of Sarajevo, the churning Socialist Realist homage invokes Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People in figuring partisans heroically overcoming their would-be Nazi aggressors. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026

Reynolds tracks the willingness of northern partisans—Carl Schurz, Horace Greeley, Lyman Trumbull, and even Sumner himself—to abandon that cause by the dwindling references to Jamestown and Plymouth. — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Meanwhile, partisans continued to spar over dozens of Republican bills that would allow voters to lower property taxes for homeowners by raising sales taxes on everyone. — David Wickert, AJC.com, 23 June 2026

The mood was jovial, and any banter between the English and Croatian partisans was playful. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026