Advocate synonyms and antonyms
ăd'və-kāt'
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Part of speech:
One that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender:
To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show.
support (related)
To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
plead for
To defend
defend (related)
In litigation, to oppose a claimant’s case; to advance or protect one’s own adverse interests. Also, as an attorney, to represent the defendant in a criminal case or civil proceeding.
To defend or maintain (a cause, claim, etc.) against opposition
A person who makes a proposal or proposition
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hierophant
One who explains or makes a commentary.
Endorse is defined as to give your approval to someone or something or to authorize the payment of a document by signing with one's signature.
exemplifier
One who, or that which, exemplifies
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promote (related)
To help establish or organize (a new enterprise), as by securing financial backing:
A person who writes or speaks in defense or justification of a doctrine, faith, action, etc.
A professional person qualified (as by a law degree and/or bar exam) and authorized to practice law, i.e. conduct lawsuits and/or give legal advice.
(Genetics) The section of DNA that controls the initiation of RNA transcription as a product of a gene.
A person who disseminates propaganda. [from 18th c.]
The definition of advertise means to provide public information about something, particularly with the hope of making people want to buy, rent or have it.
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To give information or notice to; to inform; — with of before the thing communicated.
To cause to move backward or in a reverse direction:
To approve, advocate, or support:
(Informal) To move or work doggedly and persistently:
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To aid the cause of by approving or favoring
To choose to take the same point of view as (someone).
(Idiomatic, intransitive) To wait in expectation of some event; to make ready.
align oneself with
go to bat for
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(UK, Canada) Alternative spelling of counselor.
barrister-at-law
reinforcer
Something that reinforces; something that strengthens a behavior.
The definition of a champion is a person who is the best in his field or who has defeated all rivals.
An attorney, especially a trial lawyer.
To maintain or affirm:
To buoy up or hearten:
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(Intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
One that speaks for, represents, or advocates:
advocation (related)
Any of the twelve Companions of the court of Emperor Charlemagne.
The leader of a cause; a champion.
vindicator
A person who vindicates
To ask (someone) for something in an urgent or humble manner:
To plead is defined as to beg or to respond to a charge of a crime.
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To force or drive forward or onward; impel.
opposition (antonym)
Any person, group, or thing that opposes
antagonist (antonym)
The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
assailant (antonym)
The definition of an assailant is a person who attacks and harms another physically or verbally.
protest (antonym)
To protest is to make clear you object to something, especially if you do so publicly through demonstrations.
attack (antonym)
The definition of attack is to make an attempt to hurt someone or something (physically or verbally), to destroy someone or something, to impact someone or something in a dangerous manner, or to forcibly take someone or something.
assail (antonym)
To attack violently, as with blows or military force; assault.
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impugn (antonym)
To attack as false or questionable; challenge in argument:
criticize (antonym)
To analyze and judge as a critic
To aid the cause of by approving or favoring
take the part of
An attorney; a counsel.
Preach is defined as to give a speech or advice about morals or spirituality.
apologete
apologizer
Agent noun of apologize: one who apologizes.
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interventionist (related)
criticise (related)
argue (related)
denounce (related)
An agent is defined as someone or something that makes something happen.
See syn. study at (related)
To promote
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