Synonyms for activist
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1. activistnoun

   Synonyms:
   mover and shaker

2. activistnoun

   Behaving as an activist.

   Synonyms:
   mover and shaker

3. activistnoun

   one who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.

   Synonyms:
   mover and shaker

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.8 / 4 votes

1. militant, activistadjective

   a militant reformer

   Synonyms:
   militant

   Antonyms:
   passive, inactive

2. activist, activisticadjective

   advocating or engaged in activism

   Synonyms:
   activistic

   Antonyms:
   inactive, passive

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1. List of paraphrases for "activist":

   militant, campaigner, activists, activism, active

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How to use activist in a sentence?

1. Alexander Mayer:

   Companies are more vulnerable to takeovers or become targets of activist investors if they are burdened with a conglomerate discount.

2. Alexander Mayer:

   The advantages from having a diversified conglomerate, for funding purposes for example, are not as pronounced as the valuation discount on conglomerates through complex structures, companies are more vulnerable to takeovers or become targets of activist investors if they are burdened with a conglomerate discount.

3. Heather Zichal:

   I respect where they (activist groups) are coming from, what we learned from the Obama administration is unless we find middle ground on these issues, we risk not having any policies.

4. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images:

   His reputation is as an activist more so than anything, i’ve only known two ATF agents out of hundreds whom I would describe as being anti-gun, and Dave is one of them.

5. Gloria Steinem:

   They're going to get more activist as they get older, and when you're young, you're thinking, 'Where are the boys?' The boys are with Bernie.