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. Environment Minister Greg Hunt:

   The conditions I have imposed take into account issues raised by the community and ensure that the proponent must meet the highest environmental standards.

2. The CEAA:

   The agency has requested additional information from the proponent in order to determine whether the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

3. Naser Alazari:

   I was a proponent of starting in a universe of Covid because I feel our show has such an incredible accessibility to people and relatability to people that we need to be there with them, we're going to share your frustration. We're going to share your loss... and also, who knows, maybe we'll be there with you when this is over.

4. Nicole Curtis:

   I’ve always been a proponent of co-parenting and children first and it’s just kind of backfiring right now.

5. Catherine Frazier:

   It's completely dishonest to suggest that Sen. Cruz is not a staunch proponent of securing the border, and he believes that needs to be the first priority in fixing our immigration system.