Skip to content

partisan

/ˈpɑɹ.tɪ.zən/noun, adjective3 syllables

Partisan means: devoted to a cause or party.

Synonyms for partisan8

noun, as in a fervent and even militant proponent of something

zealot, drumbeater

noun, as in an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

enthusiast, partizan

noun, as in a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries

partizan

adjective, as in devoted to a cause or party

partizan, party-spirited, tendentious, tendencious

also used for partisan

partyman

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of partisan

nonpartisan

What does partisan mean?4

adjective

1

devoted to a cause or party

noun

1

a fervent and even militant proponent of something

2

an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

3

a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with partisan?1

three syllables

artisan
Show 40 near rhymes

Partisan in a sentence

  • He is silent, like a partisan under interrogation.AlanF_US
  • Partisan politics is getting in the way of necessary finance reform.kuma
  • What does a bike path have to do with partisan politics?buster_blu
  • This kind of partisan skulduggery has no place in a government agency.earthsophagus
  • The partisan media is trying to keep the protests out of sight.hansolo
  • Is being non-partisan a good thing?DJ_Saidez
  • The nation was riven by partisan conflict.sundown
  • The partisan media is ignoring the protests.hansolo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of partisan

as a noun

plural
partisans