adherents
Those who follow
Adherents are people who follow, support, or believe in a particular person, idea, religion, or cause.
The word suggests committed allegiance rather than casual interest: The movement gained adherents throughout the decade.
While adherent can also function as an adjective meaning sticking or clinging to a surface, the noun form referring to followers or supporters is far more common in everyday usage.
Those having faith
- disciplesDevoted followers of teachings
- devoteesPassionate adherents
- convertsThose who switched faiths
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
congregation · flock · worshippers · communicants · parishioners · pilgrims · monks · nuns
Devoted followers of teachings
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- proponentsSupporters of a position
- exponentsRaised power indicators
- practitionersPeople who perform a discipline
interpreters · scholars · theorists · intellectuals · acolytes · devotees · purists · doctrinaires
People who support someone
- membersPeople in an organization
- recruitsNewly joined members
- joinersThose who become members
- signatoriesThose who signed officially
subscribers · enrollees · initiates · newcomers · veterans · founders · organizers · rank-and-file
Staunch factional supporters
- supportersPeople who back something
- loyalistsFaithful to established authority
- activistsPeople working for causes
- membersPeople in an organization
voters · constituents · ideologues · cadres · operatives · grassroots · base · rank-and-file
believers
Those having faith
- disciplesDevoted followers of teachings
- devoteesPassionate adherents
- convertsThose who switched faiths
faithful · congregation · flock · worshippers · communicants · parishioners · pilgrims · monks · nuns · clergy
disciples
Devoted followers of teachings
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- proponentsSupporters of a position
- exponentsRaised power indicators
practitioners · interpreters · scholars · theorists · intellectuals · acolytes · devotees · purists · doctrinaires · apologists
followers
People who support someone
signatories · subscribers · enrollees · initiates · newcomers · veterans · founders · organizers · rank-and-file · chapter
partisans
Staunch factional supporters
- supportersPeople who back something
- loyalistsFaithful to established authority
- activistsPeople working for causes
members · voters · constituents · ideologues · cadres · operatives · grassroots · base · rank-and-file · delegates
zealots
Fanatical cause followers
- diehardsUnyielding supporters
- stalwartsDevoted, reliable supporters
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
die-hard · unwavering · steadfast · committed · fervent · ardent · fanatical · hardcore · unshakeable · resolute
- believersbeliever, believers, devotee, theist, follower
- devoteesdevotee, devotees, follower, followers, believer
- followersfollowers, conformist, disciples, devotees, sheep
- loyal supportersdiehards, loyalists, devotees, die-hard fans, true believers
- supportersfan, patron, supporters, backers, backer
- churchgoerschurchgoer, churchgoers, parishioner, parishioners, congregant
adherentsopponents
Those who compete against
antagonists · adversaries · detractors · enemies · critics
adherentsdoubters
People who question claims
skeptics · disbelievers · nonbelievers · unbelievers · questioners