Synonyms of proponents

proponents

noun

plural of proponent

as in advocates

a person who actively supports or favors a cause

a vocal proponent of the use of electric-powered cars

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proponents

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

Curiously, few of these proponents ever mention the New York Mets and their spending. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Whatever the proponents of a ban were trying to accomplish at a local school district level, its effect on demand often traveled well beyond the district where the books were challenged. — Naveen Basavaraj, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

The markets price in a number of other factors—most obviously the opposition’s advertising campaign, which will go largely unanswered because the proponents of Proposition 40 used up most of their cash to gather signatures to get it on the ballot. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

The measure works largely by imposing deadlines on state agencies and courts to issue decisions on those projects, proponents say. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

The president has reworked Russia’s economy and political system around the conflict, channeling investment into weapons factories and making loud proponents of the war central figures in the country’s government. — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

This week has been rough for proponents of New York City’s pied-à-terre tax. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026