SUPPORTERS Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

supporters

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plural of supporter

as in proponents

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

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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 supporters Newsom and other supporters have said the tunnel would protect the state’s water system as climate change intensifies severe droughts and deluges. —

Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 And supporters are left to fill the silence with speculation, chants and, now, airborne protest banners. —

Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026 Liverpool have revised plans to increase ticket prices following protests and lengthy discussions with the club’s supporters’ board. —

Gregg Evans, New York Times, 7 May 2026 The Committee for the First Amendment is a group of artists and storytellers standing together to defend free expression against government repression and industry complicity, launched in October with a statement from Fonda and more than 550 supporters from across Hollywood. —

Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026 Looking out into the crowd seeing longtime supporters rocking out next to a new generation of L7 fans has been the most powerful and humbling part of this chapter. —

Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 May 2026 Whitecaps rally Outside the FIFA Congress was a small rally of about 100 supporters of the Vancouver Whitecaps, protesting the possible relocation of the Major League Soccer team. —

Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026 Since that 2006 decision, Pluto's legion of supporters have insisted that the demotion was unjustified and have demanded that the astronomical organization responsible for the ruling reconsider. —

Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 Right now, undecided voters outnumber supporters of any single candidate in the race. —

Anne Bryson, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026

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Per Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, the six billionaires who have already fled the state took with them nearly 30% of the wealth proponents expected to tax, which alone means the measure will only raise $40 billion of the $100 billion initially forecasted.

— Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Some proponents of adding Arabic language instruction say the curriculum would help cultivate a sense of inclusion, identity and belonging for students of Arab descent in the district.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026