Synonyms of acolytes

acolytes

noun

plural of acolyte

as in adherents

one who follows the opinions or teachings of another

a highly influential economist whose acolytes can be found at many major universities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adherents
• followers
• disciples
• apostles
• devotees
• supporters
• missionaries
• votaries
• partizans
• partisans
• pupils
• students
• epigones
• admirers
• soldiers
• scholars
• converts
• advocates
• protégés
• worshipers
• loyalists
• proselytizers
• fans
• liege men
• votarists
• worshippers
• faithfuls
• cultists
• sycophants
• flunkeys
• zealots
• minions
• idolators
• ideologists
• champions
• sectarians
• enthusiasts
• lackeys
• toadies
• henchmen
• ideologues
• myrmidons
• idealogues
• apparatchiks
• flunkies
• satellites
• idolaters
• backers
• stooges
• hangers-on
• apparatchiki
• lickspittles
• camp followers
• yes-men

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaders
• traitors
• defectors
• renegades
• turncoats
• apostates
• coryphaei

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of acolytes

De León hugged tearful acolytes and took photos with them, letting his million-watt smile flash. —Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024

Andrew Young, another activist who later became a politician, once recalled seeing Lewis and his acolytes on a college campus, neatly dressed for yet another sit-in. —Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024

Brat Summer would never have died, but its most grateful acolytes would never have lived. —Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024

Over the next thirty years, Nasrallah and his acolytes systemically dismantled and subsumed the sovereign Lebanese government, with even no President since 2022, and wrought havoc on the Lebanese people with little support from the population. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024