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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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For advocating for their father’s release, Claire and Seb risk arrest if they ever return home.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

In a note to clients, Perkins said the mantra should be reversed: It is the new Fed chair who tests the market by advocating for tighter policy than expected to establish credibility.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The organisation was hugely influential in advocating for new Irish language laws in Northern Ireland.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Warsh aims to trim the Fed’s $6.7 trillion balance sheet, advocating for a reduction closer to $3 trillion, and reform inflation measurement.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

That autumn, on October 14, 1964, I heard that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for advocating a policy of nonviolence.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry