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 View this post on Instagram Stewart was also a supporter of the LGBTQ+ community and praised activists like McKellen, who is gay. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026 For many in the Republican establishment, these indiscretions have pushed Paxton beyond the pale, but that’s of little concern to the nominee’s supporters. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026 The union appears to be the main supporter of the proposal and says the restrictions would prevent excessive spending on executive salaries, fundraisers and other administrative expenses. — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 That could mean thousands of dollars in annual savings for some homeowners — something supporters have called a game-changer for Florida residents stretched thin by a strained economy. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supporter

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Noun

Some proponents of tighter regulation will accept incremental progress, while others push for more sweeping change.

— Barbara A. Trish, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Jackson, a proponent of Medicare for All, wrote Maine’s law creating the Prescription Drug Affordability Board and establishing pathways to importing cheaper drugs from Canada.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of proponent

Noun

Machado and her allies have demanded that the Rodríguez government set a date for a presidential election.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Lula’s win confirmed by electoral court A video published by Lula’s campaign shows the veteran leader celebrating with First Lady Rosângela da Silva and allies after his runoff victory was confirmed by Brazil’s electoral court.

— Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of ally

Noun

Imara Jones, an advocate who runs a website that features the stories of transgender people, said the issue is attractive for conservatives because some Democrats agree with them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Medicaid reimbursement rate cuts anger foster care advocates and lawmakers.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of advocate

Noun

But Thomas and Erika are no fools, coolly telling off smiling Hitler sympathizers during a tony reception.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The Cornell administration that gave leniency to these boys are at best sympathizers who valued those boys’ lives over Jane Doe’s.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of sympathizer

Noun

Sundfør was also drawn to Julian’s ideas through a close friend who converted to Catholicism while battling cancer, and with whom Sundfør read religious texts, including Julian’s Revelations.

— Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
The hopeful part is the part where the people who are dealing with the consequences of that look toward their community, look toward their friends, look toward the people around them for support, for help, for unity—all of those sorts of things.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of friend

Noun

My colleague counters that to do so rubs salt in the wound, and that the loser is the one to first contact the winner with congratulations.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
To better estimate how common CTE might have been across all 2,362 former players in the study, Tripodis and his colleagues analyzed the medical records of donors and nondonors.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of colleague

Noun

Sacks, a major Democratic donor, is also a confidant of Governor JB Pritzker and was a financial force behind the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

— Leigh Giangreco, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
But many of his closest confidants remained firmly out of the spotlight and say the public was rarely aware of what was really happening in Perry’s inner circle and private life.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026

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