FAITHFULS Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

faithfuls

noun

plural of faithful

as in cadres

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Noun

Unsurprisingly, Chinese researchers have predicted that the main urban pension fund covering some 500 million urban workers, retirees, and cadres will be exhausted by the mid-2030s.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Observers will watch closely for whether a younger generation of cadres will get promoted into key positions of power, especially the party’s politburo and its standing committee, the equivalent of Xi’s inner circle.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of cadres

Noun

Footwear loyalists have an emotional connection to their athletic shoe brands, according to a new white paper from CivicScience.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Chief Executive Bob Chapek knows his reputation among Disney fans, especially Disneyland loyalists.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of loyalists

Noun

Like every Lucy project, there are also swing-for-the-fences samples, of the kinds of old, viral songs that create communities of nostalgic yearners in their YouTube comments.

— H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
Working with creators, brands and communities to develop new experiences, sponsorships and brand partnerships.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of communities

Noun

Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, sees the pair interview Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers (faces concealed, voices digitally altered) on rooftops in Tel Aviv about the civilian death toll in Gaza.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of soldiers

Noun

Parker’s hair was gathered into an enormous, layered, fishtail braid that starts high on the back of her head with a bow, its ends interlaced intermittently with the incredibly thick folds of the plaits.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026
Scrub away any grime with a cloth and a toothbrush, reaching into the tighter folds to ensure all residue is removed.

— Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of folds

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Boza shared that missionaries from the Basel Mission, which was active in Cameroon starting in the 19th century, played a role in building Swiss museum collections.

— News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026
The native people of this region were not wiped out by smallpox and instead established an independent kingdom that blends a traditional monarchy with Catholicism, thanks to the efforts of some earlier missionaries.

— John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of missionaries

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Since the administration kicked off its anti-AI doomerism social media campaign, taking particular aim at EA and its adherents’ belief that AI carries a high risk of ending humanity—anti-AI sentiment seems to have grown.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
When brutal rationalism is challenged, especially by traditionalists, its defenders will often justify themselves by pointing to the intelligence of its adherents.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026

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