Need another word that means the same as “activist”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “activist” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Activist” are: militant, campaigner, reformer, demonstrator, activistic
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “activist” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| campaigner | A politician who is running for public office. Human rights campaigners are furious at the government s decision. |
| demonstrator | A piece of merchandise which can be tested by potential buyers. She was appointed demonstrator in botany at Newnham College. |
| militant | A militant reformer. Militants became increasingly impatient of parliamentary manoeuvres. |
| reformer | A disputant who advocates reform. A catalytic reformer. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “activist” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| activistic | Advocating or engaged in activism. |
| activism | A policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal. Growing activism on the abortion issue. |
| antagonist | A substance which interferes with or inhibits the physiological action of another. LSD is a serotonin antagonist. |
| behavior | Behavioral attributes the way a person behaves toward other people. The behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments. |
| chant | The style of music consisting of chants. Gregorian chant. |
| demonstration | A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view. Acts of faith are not capable of mathematical demonstration. |
| demonstrator | A participant in a public protest meeting or march. The demonstrators arrived and launched into a two hour sales pitch. |
| drastic | Forceful and extreme and rigorous. Drastic measures. |
| extremist | A person who holds extreme political or religious views, especially one who advocates illegal, violent, or other extreme action. Right wing extremists. |
| female | Relating to women or the female gender. Female sensitiveness. |
| feminism | A doctrine that advocates equal rights for women. |
| feminist | Relating to or supporting feminism. Feminist literature. |
| girl | A person s girlfriend. A chorus girl. |
| ideology | Visionary speculation, especially of an unrealistic or idealistic nature. The ideology of republicanism. |
| instigation | Deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord. The Domesday Survey was compiled at the instigation of William I. |
| insurgence | An act of rising in active revolt. The sudden insurgence in munitions funding. |
| liberal | Tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition. Liberal amounts of wine had been consumed. |
| matriarchy | The state of being an older, powerful woman in a family or group. She cherished a dream of matriarchy catered to by grandchildren. |
| militant | A militant reformer. Militants became increasingly impatient of parliamentary manoeuvres. |
| misogynist | Relating to or characteristic of a misogynist. A misogynist attitude. |
| movement | A campaign undertaken by a political social or artistic movement. It was an expensive watch with a diamond movement. |
| opponent | Characterized by active hostility. Opponent or opposing armies. |
| pacifist | A person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable. She was a committed pacifist all her life. |
| protest | Write or obtain a protest in regard to a bill. He shouted his protests at the umpire. |
| radical | A radical sign. Radical opinions on education. |
| reformer | A disputant who advocates reform. A catalytic reformer. |
| revolutionary | A person who advocates or engages in political revolution. A revolutionary new drug. |
| sexist | A person with sexist views. A blatantly sexist remark. |
| suffragette | A woman advocate of women’s right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century. |
| suffragist | A person advocating that the right to vote be extended to more people, especially to women. |
| woman | A disrespectful form of address to a woman. A drawing of a young woman. |
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