ALARMISTS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

alarmists

noun

plural of alarmist

as in extremists

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Noun

The dichotomy between the white supremacist type, and the Muslim, ISIS-supporting type, and the way that these two types of extremists were treated by the government, was the idea for the original book.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Individuals within the party have also been accused of being extremists.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of extremists

Noun

Dohrn, who is the son of the longtime radicals Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers and who has taught for several years at Northwestern University, certainly has enjoyed a catbird’s seat on the culture wars of academia.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Hickey is the charismatic traveling salesman who preaches a distorted vision of salvation to the social misfits and leftist radicals in a dive bar in lower Manhattan, modeled on the denizens of a favorite O’Neill hangout.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of radicals

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The movie’s proponents also stressed that the film industry was an economic engine for the city.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
On the other side of the campaign, John Adams was labeled by Jefferson's proponents as a monarchist with aspirations to become king of the new United States.

— Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of proponents

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Ethiopian Airlines had suspended flights to Mekelle and the Tigrayan cities of Axum and Shire after the rebels seized the airport.

— Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
While the British prevailed over the rebels, the uprising laid the foundations for African nationalism.

— Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebels

Noun

They’re seen as oligarchs, as the people with wealth and power, controlling our lives—not as outsider insurgents.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
International sanctions persisted, and PF’s ZANLA and ZIPRA insurgents continued their liberation war.

— Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of insurgents

Noun

Amid the uncertainty, children have been going to their court hearings without legal representation lately, according to advocates.

— Arkansas Online, 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, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of advocates

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Speaking at the 9/11 memorial ceremony, the son of one of the victims, in an impassioned plea, called on troublemakers to stop using the day to spread Islamophobia and hate.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
And all you Chicken Jockey popcorn-throwing troublemakers — your impact on moviedom has been swept from the theater.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of troublemakers

Noun

Every night, after Jesus died on the cross, my apostles gently helped me down from the chain-link fence to which I had been lashed.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Bethsaida, close to Jesus' ministry in Capernaum, was once the home of the apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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