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advocating

VERB

support idea or cause publicly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back campaign for defend encourage favor further justify press for promote propose push recommend support tout uphold urge

STRONG

advance advise bless bolster boost champion countenance plug side vindicate

WEAK

argue for be in corner brace up build up get on bandwagon give a leg up give a lift go for go to bat for go with hold with plead for plump for ride shotgun for root for run interference for say so speak for spread around stump for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block conceal condemn deny disapprove discourage dissuade hide hinder hurt oppose refuse reject

STRONG

decrease halt prevent undermine

WEAK

assail attack criticize impugn protest

Example Sentences

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Advocating for forgiveness and restorative justice has become her daughter's legacy, she says.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Advocating for themselves doesn’t feel like it’s on the table, Pipher argues, and they feel powerless and want to do something to assuage that feeling, so they advocate for the next-most-helpless creature.

From Slate • May 12, 2025

They say victims can also reach out to Advocating Against Romance Scammers, a nonprofit, for support.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

Advocating for the lower 2,000 calorie baseline, they reasoned, would offset Americans' tendency to overeat and do more good than harm for the population overall.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2024

Advocating my country, I deemed that no more fitting defence could be entered, than by evidencing in myself the utter absence of the frigidity imputed.

From Jack Hinton The Guardsman by Lever, Charles James