FANATICS Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

fanatics

noun

plural of fanatic

as in lovers

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something football fanatics are pretty much booked up for weekends from Labor Day to Super Bowl Sunday

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as in partisans

one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause once he joined the movement, he became a fanatic

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Recent Examples of fanatics Tote bag fanatics are losing their minds over Lululemon's new release. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 The $300 price tag won’t scare off the most intense Star Wars fanatics. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Jerseys have swarmed the fashion capitols, and not just for sports fanatics. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026 The Northernmost Tree For now, most commercial breadfruit groves are still setting root, leaving the growing to the same type of people who once introduced it to the region — the plant fanatics. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Democrats, whose brand is viewed as too left-wing in five out of six Senate-battleground states, should be similarly wary of fanatics trying to infiltrate their ranks. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 Nature fanatics can take part in the weekly garden walk to identify the tropical plants and fruits adorning the property. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026 For more than 40 years, the festival that began in 1979 drew an attendance of around 100,000 every year, with foodies, garlic fanatics and famous chefs coming from around the world. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 Because movies like both Rise and this new one are what make discerning horror fanatics cynical and ruin a franchise’s good name. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026

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Noun

Art lovers and newer aficionados will appreciate learning more about the artists, the art, and how they were created.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Wayfarer Tavern, which opened in 2025, has already achieved legendary status among Greater Cincinnati pizza lovers.

— USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of lovers

Noun

As a result, partisans of the political left and right routinely use allegations of plagiarism to vilify their ideological adversaries.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Such traits help elevate interactions with the natural world – and might do the same among neighbors, colleagues, and even political partisans.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of partisans

Noun

On a night where he’d been booed for what happened in the past — a night that ended with a 6-4 loss as Logan Webb endured his shortest start of the year — Devers provided Red Sox fans a reason to boo for what was happening in the present.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
For rail fans, there are overnight routes to discover on six of the world’s seven continents.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of fans

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Israel’s military said that Tuesday’s strike had targeted a meeting of four Hamas commanders and additional militants, including one who had participated in the 2023 attack.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Islamabad accuses Afghanistan’s Taliban government of harboring militants who carry out attacks inside Pakistan — a charge Kabul denies.

— ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of militants

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Some kinds of trees, such as honey locusts, hackberries, lindens and maples, are naturally more inclined to produce suckers.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
The ornamental characteristics of suckers that develop from roots are inferior to the upper portion of the tree.

— Molly Burford, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of suckers

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The book is full of stories of villains, like the venomous heroin that took so many of Seattle’s crusaders as well as the music industry that never quite understood where Soundgarden belonged.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 June 2026
The facility remains popular among anti-immigrant crusaders, and Attorney General Uthmeier’s campaign store sells Alligator Alcatraz bumper stickers, T-shirts, and caps.

— Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026

Definition of crusaders

Noun

Some car enthusiasts, like those who race and collect cars, also opposed the change.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Lately, TikTokers and skin-care enthusiasts are making the case for using tretinoin with azelaic acid, a multitasking ingredient that can help address discoloration, redness—and even offset some of the irritation tretinoin can cause.

— Kelsey Stewart, Allure, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of enthusiasts

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Meanwhile, outside the Barclays Center, a large crowd of transgender activists held a counter protest to oppose the ninth Sophie Cunningham rally of the season.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
But the group had learned of the Phantom Orchestra, a group in Tbilisi, the capital of what is now Georgia, composed of musicians, poets and activists who had been barred from leaving the Soviet Union.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

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