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| Main Entry: | advocate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person supporting an idea or cause publicly |
| Synonyms: | apostle, attorney, backer, champion, counsel, defender, exponent, lawyer, promoter, proponent, speaker, spokesperson, supporter, campaigner, expounder, pleader, proposer, upholder |
| Antonyms: | antagonist, assailant, enemy, opposition, protestor |
| Main Entry: | advocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support idea or cause publicly |
| Synonyms: | advance, advise, back, bless, bolster, boost*, build up, champion, countenance, defend, encourage, favor, further, go for, go to bat for*, justify, plug*, promote, propose, push, recommend, side, support, tout, uphold, urge, vindicate, argue for, be in corner, brace up, campaign for, get on bandwagon, give a leg up, give a lift, go with, hold with, plead for, plump for*, press for, ride shotgun for, root for, run interference for, say so, speak for, spread around, stump for |
| Antonyms: | assail, attack, criticize, impugn, oppose, protest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assist, help in wrongdoing |
| Synonyms: | advocate, back, condone, egg on*, encourage, endorse, goad, incite, instigate, prod, promote, provoke, sanction, spur, support, urge |
| Antonyms: | counter, deter, discourage, frustrate, hinder, hurt, impede, obstruct, resist |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abolitionist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person wanting something ended |
| Synonyms: | advocate, opponent, revolutionary, activist |
| Main Entry: | adherent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supporter or follower |
| Synonyms: | advocate, aficionado, backer, believer, devotee, disciple, enthusiast, fan, hanger-on, card-carrying member |
| Main Entry: | agitator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who disturbs, causes trouble |
| Synonyms: | advocate, agent, anarchist, champion, demagogue, dissident, fighter, firebrand*, heretic, incendiary, instigator, malcontent, partisan, propagandist, rabble-rouser, radical, reactionary, rebel, revolutionary, ringleader, troublemaker, zealot, adjy, disrupter, dogmatist, fomenter, inciter, leftist, mover, provocateur, pusher, reformer, revisionist, sparkplug, wave maker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | apostle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | preacher; supporter |
| Synonyms: | advocate, champion, companion, evangelist, follower, herald, messenger, missionary, pioneer, propagandist, proponent, witness, converter, proselytizer |
| Main Entry: | attorney |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lawyer |
| Synonyms: | advocate, ambulance chaser*, barrister, counsel, counselor, front, lip*, mouthpiece*, proxy, DA, fixer, legal beagle, legal eagle, pleader, spieler |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | backer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supporter |
| Synonyms: | advocate, ally, angel*, benefactor, champion, follower, meal ticket*, money, patron, promoter, protagonist, sponsor, endorser, grubstaker, staker, underwriter, well-wisher |
| Antonyms: | antagonist, opponent, opposer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | champion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | defeater in competition; preeminent supporter |
| Synonyms: | advocate, ally, backer, challenger, conqueror, defender, exponent, guardian, hero, heroine, nonpareil, number one, paladin, partisan, patron, proponent, protector, supporter, sympathizer, victor, warrior, winner, champ, endorser, expounder, medalist, numero uno, the greatest, titleholder, top dog, upholder, vanquisher, vindicator |
| Antonyms: | loser |
| Main Entry: | counsel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give advice |
| Synonyms: | admonish, advise, advocate, caution, charge, direct, enjoin, exhort, guide, huddle*, inform, instruct, order, prescribe, prompt, recommend, reprehend, steer, suggest, teach, tip, tout, urge, warn, confab, give pointer, give two cents, keep posted, kibitz, put bug in ear, put heads together, put on to, show the ropes, tip off, wise one up |
| Notes: | counsel is 'advice, guidance' and a counsel is a lawyer; a council is a deliberative body of people assembled for some purpose and members are councillors (especially in Britain) |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | counselor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal representative; adviser |
| Synonyms: | advocate, ambulance chaser*, attorney, counsel, front*, guide, instructor, lip*, mentor, mouthpiece*, solicitor, squeal*, teacher*, legal beagle, legal eagle, pleader |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | countenance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | approve, support |
| Synonyms: | abet, accept, advocate, aid, applaud, back, bear with, champion, commend, condone, confirm, cope, encourage, endorse, favor, go for, handle, help, invite, okay*, sanction, stand for, swallow*, thumbs up*, uphold, approbate, get behind, give green light, give stamp of approval, give the nod, go along with, grin and bear it, hold with, live with, nod at, put John Hancock on, put up with, sign off on, sit still for, smile on*, stomach something |
| Antonyms: | deny, disagree, disapprove, discourage, fight, oppose, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | follower |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who believes or has great interest |
| Synonyms: | addict, adherent, admirer, advocate, apostle, attendant, backer, believer, buff, client, cohort, companion, convert, copycat, devotee, disciple, fan, freak*, habitué, hanger-on*, helper, imitator, lackey*, member, minion, parasite, participant, partisan, patron, promoter, proselyte, protégé, pupil, representative, satellite, servant, sidekick, stooge*, supporter, sycophant, toady*, vassal, votary, worshiper, zealot, bootlicker, fancier, sectary |
| Antonyms: | leader |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intercede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mediate |
| Synonyms: | advocate, arbitrate, barge in, butt in*, intermediate, interpose, intervene, intrude, negotiate, plead, reconcile, speak, step in, mix in, monkey with |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | justify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | legitimize, substantiate |
| Synonyms: | absolve, acquit, advocate, alibi*, answer for, approve, assert, bear out, brief, claim, clear, condone, confirm, contend, cop a plea, countenance, crawl, defend, establish, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, explain, favor, legalize, maintain, palliate, pardon, plead, rationalize, rebut, square, support, sustain, uphold, validate, verify, vindicate, warrant, apologize for, argue for, be answerable for, do justice to, make allowances, make good, show cause, speak in favor, stand up for |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lawyer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is trained to counsel or argue in cases of law |
| Synonyms: | advocate, attorney, barrister, counsel, counselor, defender, jurist, mouthpiece*, practitioner, proctor, solicitor, attorney-at-law, counsellor, jurisprudent, legal adviser, legal eagle, legist, member of the bar, pleader, procurator |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mediator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who negotiates agreement |
| Synonyms: | advocate, arbiter, arbitrator, broker, go-between*, intermediary, judge, medium, middle person, moderator, negotiator, peacemaker, referee, troubleshooter*, umpire, conciliator, fixer, interagent, interceder, intermediator, ref, rent-a-judge |
| Antonyms: | fighter, arguer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | praise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | congratulate; adore |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, admire, adulate, advocate, aggrandize, applaud, appreciate, approve, bless, boost, build up*, cajole, celebrate, cheer, cite, clap, commend, compliment, dignify, distinguish, elevate, endorse, ennoble, eulogize, exalt, extol, flatter, glorify, hail, honor, laud, proclaim, puff*, recommend, resound, reverence, root*, sanction, stroke*, tout, worship, bow down, cry up, give thanks, make much of, panegyrize, pay homage, pay tribute, rave over, sing the praises, smile on* |
| Antonyms: | accuse, blame, censure, condemn, denounce, reproach |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | promoter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supporter |
| Synonyms: | advocate, ally, backer, booster, follower, organizer, publicist, sponsor, advertiser, endorser |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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