HIGH PRIESTS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

high priests

noun

plural of high priest

as in proponents

a person who actively supports or favors a cause the high priest of tax relief for the state's property owners

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as in practitioners

one who brings an art or science to full realization as the high priest of nouvelle cuisine, he was enormously influential in the food world

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Recent Examples of high priests The Meta chief positions himself as the voice of the little guy, calling for the industry’s high priests to throw open the gates to the masses. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026 For four decades, Megadeth have been high priests—not the highest, but close—in a church of metal where technical prowess, breakneck tempos, and sneering attitude are the holiest of virtues. — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026 The locals know it as the sacred place where ancient kahuna po'o (high priests) meditated and received wisdom. — Sunny Fitzgerald, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026

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Noun

That could explain why spinning galaxies can be held together without needing an extra source of gravity from dark matter, its proponents have argued.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Peptide proponents argue that shoddy manufacturing — not the peptides — causes harm.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of proponents

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That experience tells practitioners what triggered reviews on similar projects, what a regulator expects to see, which exceptions warrant escalation, how particular risks are treated and what an acceptable submission looks like.

— Balaji Sreenivasan, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Cold Spring Wellness targets practitioners and biohacking consumers with oral-mucosa strips the company says deliver peptides directly into the bloodstream and bypass the digestive system.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of practitioners

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Student groups protesting since mid-September through school blockades have urged supporters to join them.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
An hour before a ball was even kicked on Sunday afternoon, the beating of drums and chanting from the River Guard supporters group could be heard loud and clear from the locker rooms at the Boas Soccer Complex.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of supporters

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Grupo Duelo, one of the most prominent exponents of norteño tejano music, will be part of the Billboard Latin Music Week 2026, representing traditional regional Mexican music.

— Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
Of course, there are also age-old hustles so evidently dishonest that there was a time when their exponents risked being hung or shot.

— Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

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But much like the way studios and directors of the 1960s and ’70s embraced the once-taboo profanity and nudity, this year AI has found a new wave of advocates eager to go public.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
The payments are adjusted every year based on inflation, but many older Americans and their advocates have long said that the annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) formula doesn’t match the actual increase in expenses.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

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