champion - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for champion , a list of similar words for champion from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Synonyms

• ace
• adept
• champion
• genius
• hotshot
• maven
• mavin
• sensation
• star
• superstar
• virtuoso
• whiz
• whizz
• wiz
• wizard

More generic

• expert

More specific

• track star

Noun

someone who fights for a cause

Synonyms

• champion
• fighter
• hero
• paladin

More generic

• defender
• guardian
• protector
• shielder

Noun

someone who has won first place in a competition

Synonyms

• champ
• champion
• title-holder

More generic

• challenger
• competition
• competitor
• contender
• rival

More specific

• record-breaker
• record-holder

Noun

a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

Synonyms

• admirer
• booster
• champion
• friend
• protagonist
• supporter

More generic

• advocate
• advocator
• exponent
• proponent

More specific

• Boswell
• Confederate
• Francophil
• Francophile
• Graecophile
• Jacobite
• New Dealer
• Roundhead
• Shavian
• Whig
• anglophil
• anglophile
• believer
• cheerleader
• corporatist
• endorser
• enthusiast
• free trader
• functionalist
• indorser
• loyalist
• mainstay
• maintainer
• partisan
• partizan
• philhellene
• philhellenist
• pillar
• ratifier
• seconder
• stalwart
• subscriber
• sustainer
• sympathiser
• sympathizer
• toaster
• truster
• upholder
• verifier
• voucher
• wassailer
• well-wisher

Verb

protect or fight for as a champion

Synonyms

• champion
• defend

More generic

• back
• endorse
• indorse
• plump for
• plunk for
• support

Adjective

holding first place in a contest

Synonyms

• champion
• prizewinning

Related

• best

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