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supporter

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of supporter

1 a person who actively supports or favors a cause

  • President Lyndon B. Johnson was a strong supporter of civil rights
Synonyms of supporter

advocate, advocator, apostle, backer, booster, champion, espouser, exponent, expounder, friend, gospeler (or gospeller), herald, hierophant, high priest, paladin, promoter, proponent, protagonist, true believer, tub-thumper, white knight
Words Related to supporter

loyalist, partisan (also partizan), stalwart

adherent, cohort, disciple, follower

interpreter

applauder, cheerleader, encourager, fellow traveler
Near Antonyms of supporter

enemy, foe, rival

belittler, critic, faultfinder
Antonyms of supporter

adversary, antagonist, opponent

2 someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support

  • even the President's supporters acknowledge that some of the criticism is justified
Synonyms of supporter

abettor (also abetter), ally, backer, bedfellow, confederate, fellow traveler, sympathizer
Words Related to supporter

empathizer, well-wisher

accessory (also accessary), accomplice, coalitionist, collaborationist, collaborator

adjunct, assistant, coadjutor, helper

associate, cohort, colleague, fellow, partner

buddy, chum, companion, comrade, confidant, crony, familiar, friend, intimate, mate, pal
Near Antonyms of supporter

belittler, detractor

adversary, enemy, foe, opponent

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