Synonyms for sponsor
ˈspɒn sərspon·sor

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. sponsornoun

   Synonyms:
   underwriter, patron

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. patron, sponsor, supporternoun

   someone who supports or champions something

   Synonyms:
   friend, garter, supporter, patron, help, suspensor, champion, presenter, athletic supporter, jockstrap, booster, admirer, assistant, jock, frequenter, helper, protagonist

2. presenter, sponsorverb

   an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)

   Synonyms:
   supporter, presenter, giver, bestower, donor, patron, conferrer

3. sponsor, patronize, patroniseverb

   assume sponsorship of

   Synonyms:
   condescend, keep going, buy at, patronage, shop at, patronize, frequent, patronise, support, shop

4. sponsorverb

   assume responsibility for or leadership of

   "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"

   Synonyms:
   frequent, patronize, shop at, patronise, shop, buy at

5. patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsorverb

   do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

   Synonyms:
   haunt, keep going, give away, frequent, betray, patronise, support, browse, shit, shop, condescend, buy at, stag, patronize, rat, snitch, patronage, denounce, tell on, grass, shop at

Matched Categories

1. • Benefactor
   • Support

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. sponsornoun

   Synonyms:
   surety

2. sponsornoun

   Synonyms:
   godfather or godmother

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sponsornoun

   Synonyms:
   godparent, surety

   Associated words:
   sponsorial, sponsorship, sponsion, ward, protégé

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "sponsor":

   proponent, promoter, godfather, sponsoring, sponsors, co-sponsor, sponsorship, developer, author, patron, godmother, guarantor, co-author, sponsored, respondent, promoters, nominating

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1. Steven Wagner:

   We're going to more thoroughly vet sponsors, with DHS' cooperation we will conduct a fingerprint-based background check on every sponsor.

2. Bob Carey:

   The question I would ask is, are measures legitimately enhancing the security situation ? the ultimate security is not releasing any child to a sponsor, because then nothing would happen to them. But how much harm are you causing by keeping kids in custody indefinitely in settings that were never designed for that ?

3. Ben Rhodes:

   Cuba is not a state sponsor of terrorism.

4. Pam Induni:

   Many of the schools we work with have incubators on campus, we sponsor case competitions, give students access to Watson’s app development, and it’s all about building skills. It’s all about allowing these students to figure out, ‘ How do we take it to the next step ? ’.

5. Mike Pompeo:

   I think lifting the state sponsor terrorism designation there... if we can take care of those victim of those tragedies, that would be a good thing for American foreign policy.