SUPPORTER Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

supporter

noun

sə-ˈpȯr-tər

Definition of supporter

as in proponent

a person who actively supports or favors a cause President Lyndon B. Johnson was a strong supporter of civil rights

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as in ally

someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support even the President's supporters acknowledge that some of the criticism is justified

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Recent Examples of supporter For Jena to come out as this strong of a supporter means that my energy hasn't been a waste. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Social media offered evidence that supporters of both women would pass it on. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 The GoFundMe initially had a goal of $1 million, but in the hours after the mistrial, Clancy’s online supporters pushed the fundraiser beyond that mark. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2026 Marco Macrì, a 34-year-old Forza Italia supporter from Alliste, a small town near Lecce, said Meloni had helped hold together the center-right coalition that emerged after Berlusconi’s death. — Silvia Stellacci, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supporter

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Noun

Beniers is a big proponent of the player empowerment trend and believes players are well within their rights to turn down a trade or contract.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
In order to secure the large number of signatures, proponents of initiatives typically hire petition management companies, according to the indictment.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of proponent

Noun

The safest way to pay someone, consumer advocates say, is online, with a credit or debit card or electronic check.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Researchers and climate advocates have suggested that eating less meat is one way to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and benefit the environment.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of advocate

Noun

President John Adams, after losing his 1800 reëlection bid, used his lame-duck period to fill the judiciary with sympathizers.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Yet under the guidance of the shadowy Newin Chidchob, Bhumjaithai has gradually become a force in Thai politics and a crucial ally of the monarchy and its sympathizers.

— Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of sympathizer

Noun

Talley then wandered out of the media center, looking down at her phone and trying to find her friends.

— Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
In a Facebook post, Robert Duensing, owner of Best Regards Bakery & Cafe in Overland Park, recalled hundreds of guest radio appearances and being pushed to go just a little further by his friend.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of friend

Noun

Then on Wednesday, Justice Flávio Dino overruled his colleague and restored the two senior police officials to their posts.

— MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
The doctor said his colleagues are struggling to treat infected children who often arrive at the hospital with serious complications like pneumonia, diarrhea and encephalitis, or brain swelling.

— Julhas Alam, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of colleague

Noun

The former mayor’s lawyer and longtime confidant Bob Costello, who’s trying to help him get his law licenses back — and whose firm sued him in 2023 for $1 million in unpaid legal bills — came to Giuliani’s defense.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Watch, too, for Billie Piper, as a casting director and Charleson’s confidant, who does the quietest and maybe the most surprising work in the film.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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