All advocate synonyms
adΒ·voΒ·cate
A a verb advocate
- urge β to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
- uphold β to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
- support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- back β If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- favor β something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- tout β to solicit business, employment, votes, or the like, importunately.
- recommend β to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- propose β to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- push β to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- further β at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- promote β to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- defend β If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
- justify β to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- plug β an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- advance β To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- champion β A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- vindicate β to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- bolster β If you bolster something such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.
- bless β When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he asks for God's favour and protection for them.
- countenance β If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen.
- advise β If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
- boost β If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
- side β one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- sponsor β a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
- favour β to regard with favor: to favor an enterprise.
- build up β If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
- go for β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- go to bat for β Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- brace up β to call forth one's courage, resolution, etc., as after defeat or disappointment
- give a leg up β to help to mount
- go with β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- hold with β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- plump for β to drop or fall heavily or suddenly; come down abruptly or with direct impact.
noun advocate
- supporter β a person or thing that supports.
- backer β A backer is someone who helps or supports a project, organization, or person, often by giving or lending money.
- promoter β a person or thing that promotes, furthers, or encourages.
- believer β If you are a great believer in something, you think that it is good, right, or useful.
- activist β An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
- campaigner β A campaigner is a person who campaigns for social or political change.
- defender β If someone is a defender of a particular thing or person that has been criticized, they argue or act in support of that thing or person.
- lawyer β a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
- proponent β a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal.
- apostle β The apostles were the followers of Jesus Christ who went from place to place telling people about him and trying to persuade them to become Christians.
- attorney β In the United States, an attorney or attorney at law is a lawyer.
- counsel β Counsel is advice.
- pleader β a person who pleads, especially at law.
- proposer β to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- speaker β Tris(tram E.) 1888β1958, U.S. baseball player.
- spokesperson β a person who speaks for another or for a group.
- upholder β to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.