ACTIVISTS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

activists

noun

plural of activist

as in supporters

a person who uses or supports strong actions (such as public protests) to help make changes in politics or society Antiwar activists were protesting in the streets. political activists

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Recent Examples of activists For years, its players and agents and team officials and fans have argued that its professional athletes are, by their very existence, activists. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 An art installation by the Guerilla Girls, anonymous artist activists, invited fans to air their grievances on chalkboards. — James Pollard, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 Some Iranian Americans, particularly among anti-regime activists, welcomed US and Israeli strikes and saw them as a potential path toward ending the Islamic Republic’s rule. — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 During the appointment process, activists hammered Barclay for riding the CTA infrequently. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 During the visit he was pictured with local anti-vaccine activists and staff members of the US embassy. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 Latino artists, activists and musicians, suspended mid-motion, grin down at passersby. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 Some of that work instead has fallen on journalists, activists and others concerned that anyone with access to the company’s private camera networks can follow virtually any driver's movements with a query as effortless as a Google search. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, outside the Barclays Center, a large crowd of transgender activists held a counter protest to oppose the ninth Sophie Cunningham rally of the season. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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supporters

Noun

Was The Friedkin Group's decision not to sell the homegrown midfielder a victory for those loyal supporters who campaigned to keep him?

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Capcom has proven itself to be one of the platform's biggest supporters, bringing nearly all of its new and old releases to the platform.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

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