Synonyms of advocating

advocating

verb

present participle of advocate

as in endorsing

to promote the interests or cause of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endorsing
• supporting
• championing
• adopting
• embracing
• backing
• helping
• patronizing
• assisting
• aiding
• going in for
• standing up for
• reinforcing
• espousing
• plumping (for)
• holding a brief for
• plonking (for)
• plunking (for)
• sticking up for
• saving
• preaching
• going to bat for
• furthering
• abetting
• bolstering
• rescuing
• seconding
• forwarding
• buttressing
• advancing
• siding (with)
• propping (up)
• boosting
• plugging
• backstopping
• talking up
• delivering
• bailing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposing
• interfering
• thwarting
• sabotaging
• frustrating
• baffling
• failing
• disappointing
• deserting
• foiling
• letting down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of advocating

But, in a moment where the AI industry is filled with existential anxiety, and even its leaders are calling for brakes, Haugen isn’t advocating for a pause in AI development. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

The Primetime Emmy winner, who was feted for advocating for women’s health during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, was under the weather and could not make the trip. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

This endeavor is not easy, and these companies are strongly advocating for abolishing the leap second. — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

The news conference, attended by more than a dozen parents, was organized by California Rising, a nonprofit that describes itself as advocating for public safety, and cleaner, stronger neighborhoods. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Brown Issues is a non-profit organization advocating for Latino and Brown youth in California. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Mainstream political parties previously avoided publicly advocating for a return to the European Union out of concern over alienating voters in pro Brexit regions and exacerbating societal polarization. — CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

In recent years, legal scholars have taken the right to equality as the starting point for advocating for access to fertility care. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Lawmakers threatened impeachment, and some are now advocating changing the way the state selects its judges. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026