| Main Entry: | sponsor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who helps, promotes |
Synonyms: |
advocate, angel*, another adherent, backer, benefactor, godparent, grubstaker, guarantor, mainstay, patron, promoter, supporter, surety, sustainer, underwriter |
| Main Entry: | sponsor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help, promote |
Synonyms: |
answer for, back, bankroll, be responsible for, finance, fund, grubstake, guarantee, patronize, put up money, stake, subsidize, vouch for |
Antonyms: |
disapprove, discourage, hurt |
| Main Entry: | advertise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | publicize for the purpose of selling or causing one to want |
Synonyms: |
acquaint, advance, advise, announce, apprise, ballyhoo, beat the drum for, bill, blazon, boost*, build up, circularize, communicate, declare, disclose, display, divulge, drum, endorse, exhibit, expose, flaunt, get on soapbox for, hard sell, herald, hype*, inform, make a pitch, make known, notify, pitch, plug, press agent, proclaim, promote, promulgate, puff, push, put on the map, reveal, show, soft sell, splash*, sponsor, spot, tout, uncover, unmask |
Antonyms: |
hide, keep secret |
| Main Entry: | back |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support |
Synonyms: |
abet, abide by, advocate, ally, angel*, assist, bankroll, boost, champion, countenance, encourage, endorse, favor, finance, give a boost, give a leg up, give a lift, go to bat for, grubstake, sanction, second, side with, sponsor, stake, stand behind, stick by, stick up for, subsidize, sustain, underwrite, uphold |
Antonyms: |
discourage, dissuade |
| Main Entry: | backer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supporter |
Synonyms: |
advocate, ally, angel*, benefactor, champion, endorser, follower, grubstaker, meal ticket, money, patron, promoter, protagonist, sponsor, staker, underwriter, well-wisher |
Antonyms: |
antagonist, opponent, opposer |
| Main Entry: | benefactor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | donor |
Synonyms: |
Santa Claus, aid, altruist, angel, assistant, backer, contributor, fairy godparent, fan, good Samaritan, grubstaker, helper, humanitarian, mark*, patron, philanthropist, promoter, protector, sponsor, subscriber, subsidizer, supporter, well-wisher |
| Notes: | a benefactor is someone who provides a gift; a beneficiary is someone who receives benefits or favors |
Antonyms: |
antagonist, opponent, opposer |
| Main Entry: | connection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who aids another in achieving goal |
Synonyms: |
acquaintance, agent, ally, associate, association, contact, friend, go-between, intermediary, kin, kindred, kinship, mentor, messenger, network, reciprocity, relation, relative, sponsor |
Antonyms: |
disconnection, gap, opening |
| Main Entry: | endow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give large gift |
Synonyms: |
accord, award, back, bequeath, bestow, come through with, confer, contribute, donate, empower, enable, endue, enhance, enrich, establish, favor, finance, found, fund, furnish, grant, heighten, invest, lay on, leave, make over, organize, promote, provide, settle on, sponsor, subscribe, subsidize, supply, support, vest in, will |
Antonyms: |
receive, take |
| Main Entry: | father/mother |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | founder, inventor |
Synonyms: |
administrator, architect, author, builder, creator, dean, elder, encourager, generator, initiator, introducer, leader, maker, matriarch, motor, mover, organizer, originator, patriarch, patron, prime mover, promoter, promulgator, publisher, sire, sponsor, supporter |
| Main Entry: | finance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer loan money; set up in business |
Synonyms: |
back, bank, bankroll, capitalize, endow, float*, fund, go for, grubstake, guarantee, juice*, lay on one, loan shark, patronize, pay for, pick up the check, pick up the tab, prime the pump, promote, provide funds, provide security, put up money, raise dough, sponsor, stake, subsidize, support, underwrite |
Antonyms: |
call in, take |