Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun activist

1 sense of activist

Sense 1
militant, activist -- (a militant reformer)
       => reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist -- (a disputant who advocates reform)

Antonyms of adj activist

1 sense of activist

Sense 1
activist, activistic -- (advocating or engaged in activism)

INDIRECT (VIA active) -> passive, inactive -- (lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith)

Similarity of adj activist

1 sense of activist

Sense 1
activist, activistic -- (advocating or engaged in activism)
       => active (vs. passive) -- (disposed to take action or effectuate change; "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances")