PROSELYTES Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of proselyte

as in recruits

a person who has recently been persuaded to join a religious sect an adult proselyte who had only recently been baptized

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verb

present tense third-person singular of proselyte

as in converts

to persuade to change to one's religious faith she's been trying to proselyte everyone in the office ever since she joined that church

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Noun

By July, morale among immigration officers had dipped below its nadir during the Biden Administration, with agents now complaining of being overextended, inundated with novice recruits, and undermined by inflammatory rhetoric from on high.

— Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Hazing involves requiring new or potential recruits to the military or college fraternities to perform strenuous, humiliating or dangerous tasks.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

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One turbine section powers the compressor, while a separate free power turbine converts the energy in the exhaust gases into mechanical output for the ship’s propulsion system.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Carrots and sweet potatoes are both starchy and sweet root vegetables rich in vitamin A and beta-carotene (which the body converts into vitamin A), but each offers a unique nutritional profile and potential health benefits.

— Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2026

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Noun

But rebooting continuity or creating all-new universes from scratch, while fine tactics for giving newcomers an on-ramp, have become routine.

— Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
From inexpensive, simple (but brilliant) redesigns to the smartest new smart appliances, these are the newcomers that wowed us.

— Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

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