Antonyms for partisan


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : pahr-tuh-zuhn, -suhn; British pahr-tuh-zan
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɑr tə zən, -sən; British ˌpɑr təˈzæn


Definition of partisan

Origin :
  • also partizan, 1550s, "one who takes part with another, zealous supporter," from Middle French partisan (15c.), from dialectal upper Italian partezan (Tuscan partigiano) "member of a faction, partner," from parte "part, party," from Latin partem (nominative pars), see part (n.). Sense of "guerilla fighter" is first recorded 1690s.
  • adj interested, factional
  • noun person devoted to another or cause
Example sentences :
  • In a partisan warfare this position was the best that could have been taken.
  • Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
  • Your young blood feels only the partisan promptings of dislike.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • She was the partisan on Tom's side, the adherent on her father's.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • For at this moment I am sensible that I have not the temper of a philosopher; like the vulgar, I am only a partisan.
  • Extract from : « Phaedo » by Plato
  • The two parties in Patusan were not sure which one this partisan most desired to plunder.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • In a partisan war you do not burden yourself with prisoners.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • They were well received, and spent three days as guests of the partisan chief.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • Partisan methods are not suited to the discussion of this question.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • If "partisan" means "our party, right or wrong," then no woman and no man should be a partisan.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • There is no danger of Oswald becoming a partisan of this creed.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee

Synonyms for partisan

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