Advocate

/ˈæd.və.kət/

Synonyms for "advocate" (684 found)

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Noun(56 words)

counsel proponent abetter activist activists adducent adducer advancer advocates advocatoraid campaignally altruists ambassador ambassadors amoralist apologists apostle apostlesargue ardently

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argue forasserting atavist attorney atty backer barristers bastion bela believer believers birther callathump campaigncampaign eventcampaign outreach materialscampaigner campaigners campaigning campaigns catalanizing champ champion championing champions cheerleadercivil progress goalsclamouring clarioningclassmate supportclearly assertcollectivists communalistscommunalize farmlandcommunistcommunity leader

abet abettor acquaintance admirer advance advise aficionado agentaid and abetallege in supportalpenstockalter egoalternateamicus curiaeangel answer apologete apologist apologizerargue for

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arm assertathletic supporterattorneyattorney-at-lawback backbone backer backing backstop backupbackup manbandeau barristerbarrister-at-lawbearerbest friendblandish boostbosom friendbra brace bracer bracket brassiere brief brother buff buttress cajolecall oncall uponcane carriercasual acquaintancecervix championclose acquaintanceclose friendcoach coax comfort commend confer confidant confidanteconsult with

Verb(9 words)

advises applauded argued argues attitudinizes campaigned championed cheered cheerlead

Adjective(5 words)

civil progress plancivil progress policiescivil-progressivecommunal decision making policyconstant push

Strong matches (205)

contend forcorset counsel counselorcounselor-at-lawcountenance counter crook crutchcry updefend defender dependence deputy direct dummy embolden encourage encourager endorse

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endorser espouseexecutive officerexhort exponent expounder familiar fan favor favorer fellowfellow creaturefellowman figurehead flank follower forwardfoundation garmentfriendfriend at courtfulcrum girdlego forguardguard againstguide guy guywire hearten high-pressure hype importune indorseinseparable friendinsistinsist uponinstruct intercessor intimate jawbone jock jockstrap justifier justifykeep in countenancekibitz lawyerlegal adviserlegal counselorlegal expertlegal practitionerlegalist lieutenant lobby locumlocum tenenslover maecenas mainstay maintain maintainermake a pleamast meddle

Noun(76 words)

contender counsellor counselorcounselor-at-lawcounselors crusade crusader crusaders crusades crusading debater debaters defend defendersdeliberate pushdemonstrate skillsdevouter disputants editorializingeducation change effort

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educationist electioneering electioneerselectoral reformendorse endorsers enthusiast enthusiasts environmentalist espouses espousing evangelist evangelists evangelizingexercise agencyexponent expoundingexpress supportfanboy favors favour fighters foistforcefully presentedforraderfree market proponenthawk hawker hawksheritage promotingheritage promoting lessonhomophile huckster huckstering idealist ideologist ideologists integrationist intercessors interventionist jihadistslabor solidaritylawyer lawyers lobbieslobby forlobbying lobbyist lobbyists malthusian marxist maximalist megaphone megaphoning menshevik missionary

Verb(31 words)

contending crusaded defended defends editorialize editorializes electioneer endorses espoused evangelise evangelize evangelized evangelizes expound expounded expressed extolls extols favored forwarded

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furthers indorse indorsesinstigate reformintercede intercedingmaintain emphasismake an argumentmarshalled militate militates

Adjective(12 words)

continuous pushdanish skubbedense crowd pushenvironmental system approachgilbertianheavy thrusthuxleianinfluential advocateinsistentlibertarian municipalistlocal reformmayoral candidate

Adverb(2 words)

forcefully argued caseforcefully defended position

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Noun(152 words)

modernists mongermore conservationalmore partisanmore politicalmore progressivemost communalisticmost policy movemotion adjectivemotivating nationalist nationalistsnon maoist campaignombudsmanopinion shapingoutthrust pamphleteer paraclete partisans partizan

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partizans peddlers persuader petitionerphysical distancingpitching pitchmen plead pleader pleaders pleading polemicpolicy movepolitical campaignpolitician popularizing populistposition categorypreacher preachers preaching presentpresent a casepresent a proposalpresent an argumentpress for representationpro proffers progressives progressivist prohibitionistproject based curriculumpromotepromote onlinepromoters promotingpromoting school belongingpropagandist propagator proponentspropose a theorypropose actionproposer propounding proselyting proselytizing protagonists publiciser pulls purveyorspush directionpush hardpusher pushersput forwardputsradical paradigm shiftrationalist rebellionist reformer reformers reformist represent representing republican restorationistrevolutionary advocatesecond position in listsectarians selling shepherds shipper shipping side sjw slavers sloganeer soapbox soapboxesspeaking activitiesspearhead spiel spiritualist spokesman spokesperson sponsors stalinist stalwartsstand upstate propaganda postersstate resident aidsuffragist supportsupport native language usesupport systemsupporter supporterssupporting informationsupporting resultsupporting servicessupremacist sympathizersteacher supporttheorist theoriststheory changethinkers thrustthrust forwardthrust forward aggressivelytouting tribunes truthersuphold societal orderupholdingurge to actvegans vindicating vindicators vocalizingvoice categoryvoice systemvoiced systemvoices voicing warmonger warriors wingers wooer wooersyouth program activitieszionist

Verb(50 words)

mongered peddles pitched platformed pleaded pleads pled polemize popularized preach preached preachespresented dataprofesspromote communal valuespromoted promulgate promulgated promulgates propagandize

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propagandizespropose amendmentpropound propounded propounds proselyted proselytize proselytized proselytizespublicize policypublicizespush forwardpush forward a proposalreasoned recommendrepresent clientsrepresented sellssign a petitionstumping subscribes suggesting suggestssupport a claimsympathized sympathizesuphold civil orderuphold communal valuesurge urged

Adjective(12 words)

motionless statenewtonianongoing pushpioneering methodpolitical activistpolitical urgingprofessional advocateprogressive stauncherstrong pushtotalitarianunpremeditated push

mouthpiece move nag neck neighborother selfpaladin paranymph partisan party patron pickuppinch hitterplead forplead withpleader plug prescribe press pressure

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proctor procurator promote promoter prop proponent propose protagonist protect protector proxy puff push rebut recommend refute reinforce reinforcement reinforcer reliance reply repository representative respond restresting placerigging riposte safeguard sanctionsay in defensescreensea lawyersecondsecond in commandsecondary seconder sectary secureself-styled lawyershieldshine uponshoulder shroudside withsidersmile uponsoft soapsoft-soap solicitorspeak forspeak highly ofspeak up forspeak warmly ofspeak well ofspine sponsor sprit staff stalwart standstand behindstand bystand instand up forstand-in standbystanding riggingstave stay stickstick up forstiffener strengthener submit subscribe substitutesuccessful advocatesuggest support supporter surrogate sustain sustainersweet talksweet-talk sympathizer take tout understudy uphold upholder urgeurge reasons forutility manvicarvicar generalvice vicegerent vindicate vindicator votarywalking stickwell-wisher wheedle whitewasherwork on

Determiner(1 words)

the champion

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More general

21 entries

actor advise agent attorney doer exhortlaw practicelawyerlegal professionallegal workperson press professional propose role suggest

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More specific

13 entries

championchild rights advocatecommunity advocatedefense counseleducation advocateenvironmental advocatelobby forplead in courtpolicy advocatepromoterepresent clientsstate attorneytrial attorney

Collocations

11 entries

advocate changeadvocate educationadvocate foradvocate for studentsadvocate policychild rights advocateeducational advocateenvironmental advocatehealth advocatestrong advocatevocal advocate

Inflections

3 entries

advocated advocates advocating

Derivations

3 entries

advocacy advocation advocator

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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You should advocate disarmament.

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I may be playing the devil's advocate, but I have to ask, what are we going to do if we don't get all the customers we expect?

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He got tired of being the devil's advocate and now agrees with every idea they suggest, no matter how dumb.

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More and more environmentalists advocate and use environmentally friendly unleaded petrol in cars.

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