ACCOMMODATIONIST Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

accommodationist

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Recent Examples of accommodationist Bob Michel, the longtime accommodationist who treated Democratic House majorities as an unalterable fact of life, faded away, and the pugilistic Newt Gingrich ascended. — Ed Burmila, The New Republic, 15 June 2022 Many African American activists had broken with King, advocating Black Power rather than racial reconciliation, abandoning nonviolence, and denouncing King as an accommodationist. — Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 18 July 2019 Ava DuVernay is Hollywood’s current reigning accommodationist. — Armond White, National Review, 10 July 2019 To Douthat Francis is an accommodationist, and decline has reached the apex of the church. — Paul Elie, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018

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Noun

The studio has so far struck deals with long-time Fox collaborator Ramsay, comedian Tom Segura and creators like Richards, who makes YouTube sketch comedy Read the Room.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Visionary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim will receive the CCA’s Pennebaker Award, presented by Pennebaker’s widow and collaborator, Chris Hegedus.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of collaborator

Noun

Sanders, arguably the most famous progressive nationwide, is rallying in El Paso on Monday as part of an effort to boost Democratic candidates in competitive races in Texas.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Trump carried Michigan in 2024, albeit narrowly, and El-Sayed is a progressive who has never held elective office.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of progressive

Noun

Abby became suspicious of Kuehl during a private conversation about possible traitors in the group.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Abraham and Szor, both Israeli filmmakers, have been denounced as traitors in Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself has threatened to revoke their citizenship.

— Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of traitor

Noun

Immediately after the initial sellouts and right on up to showtime, the get-in-the-door price for the benches in the back of the Greek hovered in the $800-1,000 range.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
In a clash of the top two teams in FIFA’s rankings, played before a sellout crowd of 19,220, the visitors left the home side shell-shocked with two spectacular strikes.

— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of sellout

Noun

It is aided in its unceasing efforts to gain more power and undermine our institutions and rights by a Congress in which quislings claim a majority.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
But the president's new FTC chair, Andrew Ferguson, is an outspoken Big Tech critic on X and is signaling the panel won't be stacked with pro-industry quislings.

— Marc Caputo, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025

Definition of quisling

Noun

Between those movies, mostly offscreen, Vision and Ultron’s turncoat lackey Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) fell in love.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
The Conservatives, currently led by Kemi Badenoch, slammed Braverman following her defection, characterizing her as an inevitable turncoat and questioning her mental faculties.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026

Definition of turncoat

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