ACTIVISTS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

activists

noun

plural of activist

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a person who uses or supports strong actions (such as public protests) to help make changes in politics or society Antiwar activists were protesting in the streets. political activists

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Recent Examples of activists Even when activists don’t win, their ideas often resonate and force companies to rethink what is possible. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026 In recent years, thanks to the work of scholars, artists, and local activists, public awareness of the violence of 1898 has increased. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026 Within Venezuela, activists have accused authorities of obstructing relief efforts. — Manuel Rueda, NPR, 27 June 2026 Then, alongside the civil rights movement of the 1960s, activists and lawmakers who saw the national quota system as racist pushed to replace it with one based on employment and family ties. — Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026 On March 7, 1965, 600 civil rights activists marched along Route 80 from Selma toward Montgomery. — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 The access fee itself has been widely criticized by activists, housing advocates and opposition politicians for not doing enough to ease crowding in the city, while reducing Venice to a tourist attraction by charging admission. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Over the last week, the agency has arrested 10,000 people, including a nun in Texas who was later released after outcry from officials, community leaders and activists. — Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 Soon after Kushner announced his project, environmental activists began objecting to its potential ecological implications. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026

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The event is open to #LatinaGeeks members, allies and supporters.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Duplass Brothers Productions is one of the original supporters of the fund, which was created to support micro-budget feature filmmaking by transgender creators.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 July 2026

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