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

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enthusiasts

More than 2.5 million votes were cast by 478,531 people, ranging from wildlife enthusiasts to primary school classes.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

To eliminate the Sisyphean task of formalizing all relevant mathematics from scratch every time, the Lean enthusiasts decided to create Mathlib—a library of formalized mathematics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

One of the study's biggest surprises involved a large stick insect that had long been familiar to both scientists and insect enthusiasts.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Since X2 opened in 2008, it has welcomed more than 16 million guests and earned a passionate following among ride enthusiasts," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The crowd was small and selected of the greatest enthusiasts among the Regiment; they played upon cookware.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson