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apologist

[uh-pol-uh-jist] / əˈpɒl ə dʒɪst /
NOUN
devil's advocate
Synonyms
WEAK
pleader polemicist sophist
NOUN
devil's advocate
Synonyms
WEAK
defender mediator polemicist
NOUN
support/supporter
Synonyms
WEAK
adherent advocate ally angel backbone backer benefactor champion cohort comforter confederate coworker defender disciple endorser espouser exponent expounder fan follower friend helper mainstay maintainer partisan patron pillar preserver prop proponent satellite second sponsor stalwart stay subscriber sustainer tower of strength upholder well-wisher
Antonyms
WEAK
enemy foe

Example Sentences

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Chesterton, the Catholic apologist, is said to have remarked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

I am a self-described dog apologist and would probably spend more money on my pet’s safety and comfort than my own.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

Müller is also heard being sympathetic to her off camera, proof our foremost Hitler apologist had no problem, decades later, making new allies.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

Meghan McCain has joined Halperin’s media startup 2WAY as the host of her own show; so have former Bernie Sanders surrogate Nina Turner and serial Trump apologist Batya Ungar-Sargon.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025

“The system is not run by a bunch of racists,” the apologist would explain.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.