supporters
Those who advocate
Supporters are people who back a cause, team, candidate, or person.
The word implies active allegiance rather than passive agreement: The candidate's supporters showed up in force.
In British usage, supporters often means sports fans: Arsenal supporters filled the stands.
Supporter also names a garment or device that holds something in place—an athletic supporter protects the groin.
People who support someone
- admirersPeople who appreciate someone
- devoteesPassionate adherents
- enthusiastsPeople deeply into something
- fanbaseCollective devoted audience
ultras · rooters · stans · diehards · groupies · fandom · partisans · spectators
People working for causes
- campaignersPeople promoting a cause
- proponentsSupporters of a position
- championsContest winners, top performers
- lobbyistsPaid political persuaders
allies · voices · defenders · promoters · endorsers · backers · sympathizers · grassroots
Givers of aid
- donorsPeople who give gifts
- sponsorsFunders seeking promotion
- philanthropistsGenerous supporters of good causes
- contributorsThose who give help
subscribers · underwriters · financiers · backers · funders · angels · patrons · investors
Firmly loyal, unshakeable
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- dedicatedWholly committed to something
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
unwavering · staunch · true-blue · diehard · allegiance · stalwarts · loyalist · reliable
Marks setting off text
- propsTheater accessories or praise
- bracesDental alignment devices
- strutsWalks with swagger
- pillarsLoad-bearing vertical structures
beams · buttresses · stands · trusses · girders · scaffolding · foundations · uprights
followers
People who support someone
- admirersPeople who appreciate someone
- devoteesPassionate adherents
- enthusiastsPeople deeply into something
fanbase · ultras · rooters · stans · diehards · groupies · fandom · partisans · spectators · crowd
activists
People working for causes
- campaignersPeople promoting a cause
- proponentsSupporters of a position
- championsContest winners, top performers
lobbyists · allies · voices · defenders · promoters · endorsers · backers · sympathizers · grassroots · coalition
benefactors
Givers of aid
- donorsPeople who give gifts
- sponsorsFunders seeking promotion
- philanthropistsGenerous supporters of good causes
contributors · subscribers · underwriters · financiers · backers · funders · angels · patrons · investors · guarantors
steadfast
Firmly loyal, unshakeable
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- dedicatedWholly committed to something
committed · unwavering · staunch · true-blue · diehard · allegiance · stalwarts · loyalist · reliable · constant
brackets
Marks setting off text
pillars · beams · buttresses · stands · trusses · girders · scaffolding · foundations · uprights · columns
- admirersfans, devotees, followers, enthusiasts, admirers
- backersbackers, sponsors, patrons, funders, donors
- contributorscontributors, collaborators, helpers, volunteers, assistants
- devoteesdevotee, devotees, adherent, adherents, follower
- followersfollowers, conformist, disciples, devotees, adherents
- loyal supportersdiehards, loyalists, devotees, die-hard fans, true believers
supportersopponents
Those who compete against
opposers · adversaries · antagonists · enemies · foes
supportersprotesters
Those publicly opposing something
attackers · saboteurs · obstructors · blockers · persecutors
supportersdetractors
People who criticize
critics · attackers · denouncers · disparagers · bashers
- loyal supporters
- athletic supporterProtective male undergarment
- supporters clubOrganization of loyal followers
- Union supporterAdvocate for organized workers
- supported livingResidential care maintaining autonomy
- supported housingHomes with assistance available