Synonyms of zealot

zealot

noun

ˈze-lət 

as in partisan

one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause

zealots on both sides of the issue resorted to name-calling and scare tactics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• partisan
• militant
• crusader
• activist
• fanatic
• ideologue
• advocate
• supporter
• fan
• idealogue
• partizan
• true believer
• disciple
• promoter
• enthusiast
• red hot
• idealist
• follower
• dreamer
• devotee
• lover
• visionary
• champion
• maniac
• evangelist
• cultist
• junkie
• aficionado
• apostle
• addict
• patron
• buff
• votary
• sucker
• fiend
• freak
• nut
• stalwart
• fool
• bug
• hound
• afficionado
• hanger-on
• booster
• backer
• junky
• maven
• fancier
• habitué
• faddist
• habitue
• idolizer
• mavin
• head
• well-wisher
• rooter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dilettante
• dabbler
• nonmilitant

Examples of zealot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Further inconsistency is demonstrated by so many of these zealots who advocate withholding assistance to Ukrainian children and families who are bombarded, dispossessed of their homes and killed or maimed. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 May 2024

The latter is certainly happening, but among those who are taking advantage of this new freedom first are zealots who speak in a language of aggressive and intimidating conservatism. —Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2017

These tech zealots dream of a world where AI develops unchecked, regardless of the consequences. —Sunny Gandhi, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024

The man standing at the podium has the steady, stentorian voice of an authority figure, someone who issues orders and expects them to be heeded without question, and the look of a zealot in his eyes. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024