Partisan

/ˈpɑː.tɪˌzæn/

Synonyms for "partisan" (315 found)

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Closest matches (63)

abettor acquaintance adherent admirer advocate aficionado aggressivealter egoangel antiblack apologist appendage attendant backer bellicose belligerentbest friendbiased bickering bigoted

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bipartisan biparty blind boosterbosom friendbrother buff bushfighter bushwhacker casualcasual acquaintancecavaliere serventechampion charley chauvinisticclose acquaintanceclose friendcohort colored combative confidant confidante conservative courtier dangler defender democrat denominational dependence dependent devoted devotee

Noun(8 words)

activist advocate barracking biased biaser bigot chauvinist cleaver

Adjective(2 words)

biased conclusionsbiased inference

Verb(1 words)

canted

Strong matches (95)

die-hard disciple disputatious divisive doctrinaire dogmatic encourager endorser enthusiast eristic exponent factional factious familiar fan fanatic favorer fellowfellow creaturefellowman

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flunky follower following freedom friendfriend at courtguerilla guerrillahanger onhanger-on heeler henchmanhomme de courilliberal influencedinseparable friendinterested intimate involved irascible irregular irritable jaundicedknow nothingknow-nothing labourite limited litigious lover loyalist maecenas mainstay maintainer maquis maquisard myopic narrow narrow-minded

Noun(25 words)

drumbeater editorial editorializing enthusiast factional followerfreedom fighterghibelline guerillas guerrillaguerrilla fighterhardlinersideological artideologist ideologists ideologue in-group irregularirregular soldierloyalist

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loyalistsmajor party membermilitantmost partisanmost political

Verb(1 words)

editorialized

Adjective(6 words)

ethnic stereotypeideologicalideological clashideological stanceideological termill disposition

Adverb(3 words)

more political stancemost political revolutionmost tribal affiliation

Determiner(2 words)

most political partymost political policy

Related words (157)

neighbor nonobjectiveone sidedone-sided opinionatedother selfparanymph parasite parochial partial partyparty faithfulparty hackparty manparty memberparty wheelhorsepatriot patron pickup polarizing

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polemic polemical political prejudiced prepossessed promoter protagonist public pugnacious pursuer pursuivant quarrelsome racistregistered democratregistered republicanregular reliance repository republican resistanceresistance fighterrooter satellite second seconder sectarian sectary sectional sexist shadow short-sighted shrewish sider soldier spear sponsor stalwart standby stooge successor superpatriotic support supporter sustainer swayed sympathizer tagtail tail tendentious tory trainbearer twisted ultranationalist undergroundunderground fighterundetached undispassionate unneutral unreasoning upholder vc vietcong votaryward heelerwarped well-wisher wheelhorse whig wrangling xenophobic zealot

Adjective(30 words)

overzealous partizan polarized polemical politicalpolitical aestheticspolitical affiliationpolitical agreementpolitical art theorypolitical conflictpolitical descriptorpolitical divisionpolitical forcespolitical globe mappolitical grouppolitical labelingpolitical lessonpolitical movementpolitical orientationpolitical phenomenon

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political procedurepolitical statementpolitical termpoliticized topicscholarly factionalismsectarian curriculumstaunchertribal assemblytribal customstribalistic

Noun(33 words)

partialpartisan procedurepartizanparty meetingparty memberparty platformparty propaganda sculptureplacemanpolitical adjectivepolitical alignmentpolitical art movementpolitical behaviorpolitical biaserpolitical campaignpolitical debatepolitical entitypolitical ideologypolitical institutionpolitical stanceprejudiced

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private-interest proponentresistance fightersectarians sectarist slant supportertribal council meeting scheduletribal council memberstribal councilstribal leaderstribalistic thinkingzealot

Adverb(1 words)

politically affiliated donor

Verb(2 words)

politicized propagandized

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More general

24 entries

admirer advocate advocator believer booster champion citizencombat descriptorcombatantdescriptive termevaluative adjectiveexponent fighter follower friend member

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More specific

15 entries

campaign volunteercampaignerelection officialfactional guerrillaguerrilla tacticsideologue insurgentinsurgent operationslocal delegateparty activistparty loyalistpolicy advocateresistance fightersectarian

Collocations

8 entries

fierce partisanpartisan biaspartisan dividepartisan loyaltypartisan perspectivepartisan politicspartisan presspartisan stance

Inflections

3 entries

more partisanmost partisanpartisans

Derivations

3 entries

partisanism partisanly partisanship

Antonyms

2 entries

nonpartisan

similar

4 entries

irregular party-spirited tendencious tendentious

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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Partisan politics is getting in the way of necessary finance reform.

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What does a bike path have to do with partisan politics?

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This kind of partisan skulduggery has no place in a government agency.

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Tom Jackson is a partisan hack.

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