enthusiasts

NOUN

person active in interest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

addict admirer aficionado believer buff devotee fan fanatic follower lover participant supporter zealot

STRONG

bug bum eccentric freak maniac monomaniac nut optimist partisan rooter votary worshiper

WEAK

habitué

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adversary enemy opponent

WEAK

critic detractor pessimist

Example Sentences

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The incident occurred during a weekly gathering for local running enthusiasts at which Simpson served as the pace runner for a mile group.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

One club for tractor enthusiasts is open only to those who have a green John Deere model.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

As the stock languished in penny-stock territory around the end of 2024, insurgent squads of space enthusiasts huddled in scattered corners of the internet.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

It's led the internet, pop-culture enthusiasts and Swifties alike working to fill the blank space, with speculation ranging from possible to far-fetched.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

These lives were lived in parallel—war was a hobby for the enthusiasts and no less serious for that.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan