true believers

noun

plural of true believer
1
as in partisans
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause they were true believers in an antimaterialist lifestyle, as evidenced by their lack of possessions

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2
as in proponents
a person who actively supports or favors a cause true believers who fought the good fight even when it was out of fashion

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Recent Examples of true believers Remembering Dolores Huerta The fiery and resolute activist who helped launch and guide the nation’s first enduring labor union for poor farmworkers, and later became an inspiration to women and liberal true believers, has died. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 Those companies don’t strike me as being run by idealistic true believers. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026 The show lures corporate sponsors to the marketing mecca, where brands hope to convert experience seekers into true believers, eventually disciples. — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The true believers don’t want to know what his plan is for his data center spend. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026 If such pusillanimity continues, Democrats risk losing their party to a band of true believers no less destructive than the furthest extremes of the MAGA movement. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 Yes, there is a 131-cube engine option for the true believers. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026 On June 13, hundreds of true believers gathered at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California dressed in colorful, reflective, space-age outfits to watch a film and celebrate the existence of aliens. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 June 2026 The Courant has reported some colonists were not exactly thrilled by the notion of severing ties with England and that true believers in independence probably initially were in the minority, as with all revolutions. — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for true believers
  1. partisans
  2. proponents
  3. militants
  4. supporters
  5. activists
  6. advocates
  7. crusaders
  8. exponents
Noun
  • Our survey found considerable overlap among political partisans’ favorite comedians.
    — Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But the clean provenance and their New York highlife has never appeased Pooh partisans who think Fifth Avenue is much too far from the Hundred Acre Wood.
    — STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Artificial intelligence stocks came under pressure overnight as Democrats — seen as proponents of data center moratoriums — won big in midterm elections in key data center hubs.
    — Spencer Kimball,Garrett Downs,Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Justin Papp, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In the run-up to the midterm election Tuesday, proponents said the property tax amendment would help people stay in their homes and would ease the burden on homeowners.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of proponents
Noun
  • The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, doesn't distinguish between civilians and militants.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Uganda is withdrawing troops deployed for years in Somalia under an African Union peacekeeping force that helped repel militants in the Horn of Africa nation, military authorities said on Monday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of militants
Noun
  • Transgender-rights supporters marched through downtown Seattle Thursday after Washington voters approved a measure barring biological males from girls’ K–12 interscholastic sports, setting up a potential court battle over the new restrictions.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • That moment encapsulated the night between Brooks and his supporters.
    — Rashad Alexander November 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of supporters
Noun
  • Meanwhile, police in Portugal early Sunday forcibly cleared a tent camp set up in Lisbon by activists protesting against high housing costs.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In Dunwoody, Jason Hunyar has been one of the most determined activists trying to find out how Flock cameras are being used in the city, filing a flurry of open records requests.
    — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of activists
Noun
  • As the counting of ballots continues, voting rights advocates are now looking ahead to any potential controversies over close races and the certification of results.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Teachers, coaches, small businesses, housing advocates and neighbors from across the city have said yes.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of advocates
Noun
  • The book is full of stories of villains, like the venomous heroin that took so many of Seattle’s crusaders as well as the music industry that never quite understood where Soundgarden belonged.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 June 2026
  • The facility remains popular among anti-immigrant crusaders, and Attorney General Uthmeier’s campaign store sells Alligator Alcatraz bumper stickers, T-shirts, and caps.
    — Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Definition of crusaders
Noun
  • One of the most distinguished exponents of Beowulf as live performance today is the American singer Benjamin Bagby, who’s made the lyre an indispensable part of his act.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Arrieta brings up names like Oliver Laxe, Los Javis and Alauda Ruiz De Azúa as exponents of this new wave.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
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“True believers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/true%20believers. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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