Synonyms of fan
17 similar words · 2 opposite words
Another word for fan is devotee. Other synonyms of fan are aficionado, freak, fancy, fanatic and connoisseur.
Synonyms and similar words for fan
nounMore synonyms
- admirer
- aficionadoA person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or...
- buffA person who is very interested in a particular subject.
- connoisseurA specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.
- enthusiast
- devoteeAn ardent enthusiast or admirer.
- maniac
- fanaticA person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause.
- fancier
- fancyThe enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
- fiend
- freakAn enthusiast, or person who has an obsession with, or extreme knowledge of, something.
- geek
- junkieAn enthusiast of something.
- partisan
- rooter US, slang
- zealot
Opposite of fan
Meaning of fan
- noun A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
- noun An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
- noun The action of fanning; agitation of the air.
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Questions about synonyms of fan
- What is another word for fan?
- Fan has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as devotee, aficionado, freak, fancy, fanatic and connoisseur.
- What is the opposite of fan?
- The opposite of fan is anti-fan. Other antonyms of fan are hater.
- What does fan mean?
- Fan means a hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fan (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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