Synonyms of advocates

advocates 1 of 2

noun

plural of advocate

1

as in proponents

a person who actively supports or favors a cause

Mark Twain, Noah Webster, and President Theodore Roosevelt are among past advocates of a reformed spelling system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proponents
• supporters
• advocators
• exponents
• promoters
• boosters
• friends
• apostles
• champions
• protagonists
• paladins
• true believers
• expounders
• heralds
• hierophants
• adherents
• tub-thumpers
• white knights
• backers
• high priests
• loyalists
• stalwarts
• espousers
• interpreters
• disciples
• gospelers
• followers
• partisans
• cohorts
• cheerleaders
• fellow travelers
• encouragers
• applauders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opponents
• adversaries
• antagonists
• enemies
• critics
• foes
• rivals
• faultfinders
• belittlers

2

as in lawyers

a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations

with such a strong case against him, he's going to need the best advocate that money can buy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lawyers
• attorneys
• counselors
• counsels
• attorneys-at-law
• prosecutors
• solicitors
• legislators
• counselors-at-law
• jurists
• legal eagles
• lawmakers
• trial lawyers
• prosecuting attorneys
• district attorneys
• criminal lawyers
• mouthpieces
• lawgivers
• solons
• public defenders
• shysters
• cocounsels
• ambulance chasers
• Philadelphia lawyers
• pettifoggers

advocates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of advocate

as in endorses

to promote the interests or cause of

environmentalists advocating agricultural methods designed to slow the destruction of rain forests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endorses
• supports
• champions
• embraces
• adopts
• backs
• patronizes
• helps
• stands up for
• goes in for
• aids
• assists
• plumps (for)
• sticks up for
• holds a brief for
• goes to bat for
• plonks (for)
• plunks (for)
• reinforces
• espouses
• sides (with)
• preaches
• bolsters
• abets
• saves
• rescues
• seconds
• buttresses
• advances
• forwards
• furthers
• props (up)
• backstops
• boosts
• plugs
• bails out
• talks up
• delivers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposes
• interferes
• frustrates
• thwarts
• baffles
• fails
• foils
• sabotages
• deserts
• disappoints
• lets down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of advocates

Noun

Amid the uncertainty, children have been going to their court hearings without legal representation lately, according to advocates. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Some advocates see differently than Alito While many religious liberty advocates openly share Alito's concerns, some have voiced a different view of the current state of affairs. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Patient advocates can also help patients work with a hospital to set up a payment plan, explore additional financial support or coordinate access to community resources. — Jennifer Schlinger, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

The adoptee record advocates planned to continue their lobbying in the coming months. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

An immigration judge denied him asylum, according to his advocates. — Ismael López, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

While transit advocates successfully fought back higher prices for passengers last year, this time around, the proposal has more support. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Since then, OpenAI has reported other incidents of agents acting without authorization from humans, garnering concerns from AI safety advocates. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026

The effort needs to have advocates embedded across development, test, manufacturing and service. — Yu Fang, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

This time, experts and advocates hope there’s lasting change. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

The group, a nonprofit that advocates for downtown businesses, also noted an increase of about 19% in average daily visitors to downtown this year compared with 2025. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Rather than pursuing technological isolationism, Koerte advocates greater collaboration across borders. — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Briggs, Carr and Thomas have been endorsed by Reform California, a conservative political group that advocates for lower taxes and government accountability. — Haley Parsley october 2, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board advocates for residential utility customers. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Brewing frustrations Some community advocates share Lidawer’s view, including Irwin Bernstein, a member of Highland Park Forward, a nonpartisan civic organization. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

The group was launched with support from the Government Accountability Project, a nonprofit that advocates for whistle-blowers. — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

The key difference between EAs and safetyists is that EAs generally provide funding for AI safety research and risk mitigation, whereas safetyists are researchers and advocates undertaking AI safety work and publicly calling for regulation. — Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026