Antonyms for follower
ˈfɒl oʊ ərfol·low·er

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. followernoun

   Antonyms:
   precursor, leader

2. followernoun

   Antonyms:
   leader, precursor

3. followernoun

   Antonyms:
   precursor, leader

4. followernoun

   Antonyms:
   leader, precursor

5. followernoun

   Antonyms:
   leader, precursor

6. followernoun

   Antonyms:
   precursor, leader

7. followernoun

   Antonyms:
   precursor, leader

8. followernoun

   Antonyms:
   leader, precursor

9. followernoun

   Antonyms:
   leader, precursor

10. followernoun

    Antonyms:
    precursor, leader

11. followernoun

    Antonyms:
    leader, precursor

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. follower

   Colleague is used always in a good sense, associate and coadjutor generally so; ally, assistant, associate, attendant, companion, helper, either in a good or a bad sense; abetter, accessory, accomplice, confederate, almost always in a bad sense. Ally is oftenest used of national and military matters, or of some other connection regarded as great and important; as, allies of despotism. Colleague is applied to civil and ecclesiastical connections; members of Congress from the same State are colleagues, even though they may be bitter opponents politically and personally. An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court is near in rank to the Chief Justice. A surgeon's assistant is a physician or medical student who shares in the treatment and care of patients; a surgeon's attendant is one who rolls bandages and the like. Follower, henchman, retainer are persons especially devoted to a chief, and generally bound to him by necessity, fee, or reward. Partner has come to denote almost exclusively a business connection. In law, an abettor (the general legal spelling) is always present, either actively or constructively, at the commission of the crime; an accessory never. An accomplice is usually a principal; an accessory never. If present, though only to stand outside and keep watch against surprise, one is an abettor, and not an accessory. At common law, an accessory implies a principal, and can not be convicted until after the conviction of the principal; the accomplice or abettor can be convicted as a principal. Accomplice and abettor have nearly the same meaning, but the former is the popular, the latter more distinctively the legal term. Compare APPENDAGE; AUXILIARY.

   Antonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, betrayer, chief, commander, enemy, foe, hinderer, instigator, leader, opponent, opposer, principal, rival

   Synonyms:
   abetter, abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, coadjutor, colleague, companion, confederate, helper, henchman, participator, partner, retainer

   Preposition:
   An accessory to the crime; before or after the fact; the accessories of a figure in a painting.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. follower

   Antonyms:
   leader, teacher, antagonist, opponent, rival

   Synonyms:
   partisan, adherent, disciple, henchman, retainer, pursuer, attendant

Matched Categories

1. • Person
   • Traveler

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. followernoun

   a person who accepts the leadership of another

   Antonyms:
   leader

2. followernoun

   someone who travels behind or pursues another

   Antonyms:
   leader

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

1. followernoun

   Synonyms:
   pursuer, attendant, retainer, henchman, disciple, partisan, advocate, adherent, votary, imitator, copier

How to use follower in a sentence?

1. Matt Taibbi:

   Congressman, why is a 'Foreign Influence' task force sending Excel spreadsheets full of joke tweets from low-follower accounts in Maryland, Kentucky, and Ohio? Why does the FITF spend so much time reviewing domestic speech?

2. The Guardian:

   I am a follower of the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him I also love and respect Jesus Christ.

3. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Vision differentiates between a follower and a leader.

4. Christopher West:

   I know what I did was wrong, and I want to serve punishment for it, it was impulsive. I followed the crowd. I should have been a leader, not a follower.

5. Lorien Carter:

   That is one of his issues. Impulsive. The other is being a follower.

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