Synonyms for proponent
prəˈpoʊ nəntpro·po·nent

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1. proponentnoun

   Synonyms:
   exponent

   Antonyms:
   opponent, detractor

2. proponentnoun

   One who supports something; an advocate

   Synonyms:
   exponent

   Antonyms:
   opponent, detractor

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

1. advocate, advocator, proponent, exponentnoun

   a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

   Synonyms:
   counselor-at-law, pleader, exponent, power, counsellor, index, counsel, counselor, advocator, advocate

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1. List of paraphrases for "proponent":

   promoter, sponsor, bidder, developer, tenderer, promoters, supporter, initiateur, advocate, proposer, defender

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1. Thomas Bach:

   He was an accomplished President, helping to modernise and transform the International Olympic Committee, he will be remembered particularly for championing youth sport and for inaugurating the Youth Olympic Games. He was also a fierce proponent of clean sport, and fought tirelessly against the evils of doping.

2. unattributed truth from r.g.frp:

   It can be shown that for any nutty theory, beyond-the-fringe political view, or strange religion there exists a proponent on the Net. The proof is left as an exercise for your kill-file.

3. Dana Santas:

   I'm more of a proponent for hula hooping than crunches.

4. Phillip Horge:

   I'm a big open house proponent, i didn't know what to expect, but I had five parties come through one property and three at the other.

5. Major League Soccer:

   Major League Soccer has been a strong proponent of using technology in soccer where it enhances the game, and we are pleased to be among the first leagues in the world to participate in the Video Assistant Referee project, we believe the time has come for a mechanism that helps referees avoid clearly incorrect decisions that change the game.We look forward to working with The IFAB and FIFA to test video assistance for our referees.