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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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Some proponents of fusion wave away any ethical worry tied to the NRC’s rulemaking.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

She and other proponents insist the legislation protects consumers from potentially discriminatory and opaque technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 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 I would argue that there is a difference between inheriting a cultural tradition, as the Norte Chico culture’s successors apparently did, and copying one, as the Olmec’s proponents argue.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann