proponents

NOUN

person who advocates, supports cause

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advocate backer defender enthusiast exponent partisan patron protector supporter

STRONG

champion expounder friend second seconder spokesperson subscriber upholder vindicator

Antonyms

STRONGEST

antagonist detractor enemy opponent opposition

WEAK

foe

Example Sentences

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While proponents say that SPVs allow greater access to the private markets, critics point to a number of concerns, including fees that are often high.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

This economic forecasting is one of the key reasons proponents of prediction markets use to argue why they should exist.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Wagner has been working with proponents of the Voter ID ballot measure to raise money and helped gather signatures.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

But some organizations advocating for limiting AI expansion, such as Pause AI and Stop AI, now worry they will be associated with endorsing violent acts against AI proponents.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The proponents of hunger strikes argued that it was a traditionally accepted form of protest that had been waged all over the world by such prominent leaders as Mahatma Gandhi.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela