Synonyms for advocate
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Counsel — someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel
counsel, lawyer, attorney, counselor US, counsellor UK, apologist, attorney-at-law, defender, champion, pleader, intercessor, solicitor, barrister UK AU NZ, vindicator, man of law dated
Verb
1. Encourage — to plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or…
support, encourage, advise, urge, favor US, favour UK, uphold, plead, recommend, exhort, abet, countenance, prompt
2. Defend
Other
preach, proselytize, proselytise UK
Definitions
- n. 1
Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
- n. 2
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
- v. 1
To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
- v. 2
To encourage support for something.
I like trees, but I do not advocate living in them.
Related words
- Word family
- advocatess advocacy advocator
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A clergyman will advocate the claims of justice, aid the poor, encourage the despondent, support the weak, uphold the constituted authorities; but he will not incite to a quarrel, instigate a riot, or abet a crime.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- attorney Dmitri was appointed as the new district attorney.
- lawyer Ben decided to tell the lawyer everything he knew.
- counsel The counsel pleased Pharaoh, and all his servants.
- counselor Sami and Layla decided to see a couples counselor.
- proponent James was unusual for a proponent of the old ways.
- exponent Louis Armstrong was a well-known exponent of scat singing.
By length
- 4 letters
- urge1, abet2
- 5 letters
- favor2, plead1
- 6 letters
- friend1, lawyer2, defend2, favour2, advise2, prompt1, patron2, preach1, uphold2, exhort2
- 7 letters
- support2, counsel2, justify3, pleader, abettor, abetter, favorer
- 8 letters
- attorney3, champion3, defender3, promoter3, follower3, mediator4, exponent3, upholder, favourer
- 9 letters
- recommend3, encourage3, supporter3, counselor3, solicitor4, barrister3, proponent3, apologist4, vindicate3, advocator
- 10 letters
- counsellor3, maintainer, vindicator4
- 11 letters
- countenance3, proselytize4, intercessor, proselytise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abet2 = 2 syllables).