PROSELYTES Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

proselytes 1 of 2

noun

plural of proselyte

as in recruits

a person who has recently been persuaded to join a religious sect an adult proselyte who had only recently been baptized

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verb

present tense third-person singular of proselyte

as in converts

to persuade to change to one's religious faith she's been trying to proselyte everyone in the office ever since she joined that church

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Noun

And whenever this season ends, even if that’s after a 16-game run to the national championship game, this crop of recruits might play the least of any Freeman first-year haul.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
See top recruits, productive returners, underrated gems and more.

— Charles Baggarly August 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

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The software converts PDFs into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, text, HTML, PNG, and JPG files.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Such metals are commonly used as industrial catalysts today—and all occur in the minerals of hydrothermal vents, where a process called serpentinization converts igneous rocks from volcanism to metamorphic rocks.

— Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of converts

Noun

One of our favorite newcomers is Saie, which has just launched an edit of SuperSuede eye shadows in 11 delicious individual autumnal shades.

— Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026
These wild swings in the numbers came while residents here didn’t notice any change to the slow but steady arrival of newcomers in dilapidated coaches.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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