Synonyms of protagonists

protagonists

noun

plural of protagonist

as in proponents

a person who actively supports or favors a cause

Milton Friedman is usually cited as the leading American protagonist of monetarism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proponents
• supporters
• advocates
• advocators
• exponents
• promoters
• friends
• apostles
• champions
• boosters
• paladins
• high priests
• white knights
• true believers
• espousers
• hierophants
• heralds
• backers
• expounders
• loyalists
• tub-thumpers
• adherents
• stalwarts
• gospelers
• disciples
• interpreters
• cohorts
• partisans
• followers
• cheerleaders
• fellow travelers
• encouragers
• applauders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opponents
• antagonists
• adversaries
• enemies
• foes
• rivals
• critics
• belittlers
• faultfinders

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of protagonists

Both are cartoons for adults distributed via streaming, centered on feline protagonists in major cities. — Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

John Janosko and LaMonté Ford, two long-term residents of Wood Street, are Creighton’s main protagonists. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Yes, Our Sticky Love ends with protagonists Eun-sae and Tae-ha together. — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

The books, like their protagonists, have very little in common. — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Especially when the protagonists are fighting gangsters, offensive editors, twitchy Vatican librarians, and an oversized Jason Momoa, to claim the hand of Gal Gadot’s two characters, one in the present, one in the past. — A.d. Amorosi, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026

Today, though, even the most milquetoast artists are positioned as the protagonists of grand story lines, their careers measured not in albums but in eras. — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

But unlike his previous work, Lioness focuses on female protagonists juggling complicated homelives, inner demons, and brutal geopolitical conflicts. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

Maxwell, a fiction editor at The New Yorker, drew upon his own awed discovery of France in 1948; the novel’s opening paragraphs show one of the protagonists weeping at the sight of the French shore. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026