PROMPTER Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

prompter

noun

Definition of prompter

as in provoker

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Recent Examples of prompter Sometimes, the accountability gap could be caused by an operator gap, the divide between AI's potential and the actual real-world performance with a human prompter. — Punnam Raju Manthena, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Everyone — even Trent [Reznor]’s thing — was on the prompter. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 As always, let the prompter beware. — ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026 Reading the prompter, ad libbing, and then going back to that script is hard as hell, man. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026 Zada believes that the power to keep AI outputs copyright clean lies in the hands of the prompter, meaning Secret Level forbids IP being cited in its text inputs. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026 Dokoupil thought he was next headed to a story about former VP nominee Tim Walz, but the lineup in the prompter had another idea — as did the graphics prompt, evidently. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026 When the clip ended, Goldberg addressed a prior issue with the show's prompter. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025

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Noun

The deal came as Washington increased pressure on neighboring Rwanda over its support for M23 rebels, a dynamic analysts say may help explain Congo’s willingness to cooperate.

— Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The fun way to approach this premise would be to focus on the rebels.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebel

Noun

Terrell, who is gay and doubles as a night-club promoter, brings in scores of drinkers to their perpetually sleepy pub, transforming it into Philadelphia’s trendiest gay bar.

— Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
The concert promoter’s local portfolio leaves a gap in the market for acts that have graduated beyond the smaller venues but aren’t yet drawing arena-sized crowds, Schalk said.

— Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of promoter

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Relations between the Taliban and Pakistan — initially their most important partner — are tense, as Islamabad accuses Kabul of supporting Pakistani insurgents.

— Reuters, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
An insurgent socialist wing, led by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has toppled several incumbent Democrats this midterm cycle.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of insurgent

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In fact, in the early days of Trumpism’s rise the South Carolina Senator attempted to block it from taking hold of a party that, just eight years earlier, had once been helmed by Graham’s best friend and fellow Senate troublemaker John McCain.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 28 July 2026
In the movie, Broderick played Ferris, a teenage troublemaker who breaks the rules — and the fourth wall.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of troublemaker

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In his first letter to the Corinthians in the New Testament, the apostle Paul describes bringing together members of the early Christian community across economic divides to share everything in common.

— Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Camino de Santiago blends history, spirituality and scenery on the route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, the resting place of the apostle Saint James.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Definition of apostle

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Today, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is the leader in reusable space vehicles, with nearly 600 launches of boosters that have lifted off at least once before, and counting.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026
China has now demonstrated two different methods of recovering orbital-class rocket boosters.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of booster

Noun

And sure, six to eight weeks of emergency supplies might sound a little alarmist — maybe borderline doomsday prep-y.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
But these predictions were often shrugged off as hypothetical or alarmist and failed to stir public or government action.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Definition of alarmist

Noun

Spinks has spent years investigating and documenting nihilistic violent extremists and reported Spitze’s concerning online footprint to law enforcement.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
With a real-world legal event like the SPLC indictment, extremists can point to government action as evidence that their worldview is being validated.

— Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of extremist

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