Synonyms of sympathizer

sympathizer

noun

as in supporter

someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support

doesn't have many sympathizers since everyone knows he brought his troubles on himself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supporter
• ally
• friend
• colleague
• confidant
• abettor
• confederate
• assistant
• associate
• backer
• fellow traveler
• bedfellow
• collaborator
• partner
• buddy
• accomplice
• empathizer
• fellow
• helper
• collaborationist
• accessory
• well-wisher
• pal
• comrade
• coadjutor
• adjunct
• companion
• cohort
• familiar
• coalitionist
• chum
• intimate
• crony
• mate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enemy
• detractor
• opponent
• adversary
• foe
• belittler

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sympathizer

Others practiced criminal or family law that didn't touch on politics, while some were government sympathizers, Barberena said. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Investigators have claimed Mangione was motivated by anger toward the health insurance industry, leading to numerous sympathizers who expressed their own disapproval for the health insurance industry in demonstrations and nearby court hearings after Mangione’s arrest. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Bryant’s book follows the lives of Robinson and Robeson, two high-profile African Americans whose lives were altered during the Cold War and its hunt for communist sympathizers. — Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026

In a society traumatized by the violence of the last 70 years, the new president came to power seeking to resume the path established by the 2016 peace agreement, in which about 13,000 FARC combatants and sympathizers exchanged armed struggle for amnesty and state protection. — Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026

Allan Kardec codified his doctrine in 19th-century France but Brazil traditionally has the largest number of Kardecist Spiritism followers and sympathizers in the world. — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 22 May 2026

Much more dangerously, Mary was charged with being a Southern sympathizer or spy. — Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

The prosecutor quietly alerted Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, fearing Nazi sympathizers on the German force might warn Eichmann. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026

Ramping up the detention of Starlight sympathizers isn’t filling the hole in his heart. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026