Synonyms of crusade

crusade

noun

krü-ˈsād 

as in campaign

a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal

a grassroots crusade for spending more money on our public schools

Synonyms & Similar Words

• campaign
• movement
• push
• cause
• initiative
• drive
• march
• blitz
• project
• juggernaut
• bandwagon
• mission
• attack
• assault
• bid
• offensive
• maneuver
• enterprise
• action
• undertaking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crusade

As content moderation efforts are rolled back at Meta (impacting both Facebook and Instagram) and X continues its confused crusade (check out Musk fumbling this recent PR mess with the gamer contingent), TikTok represents a kind of final frontier for contemporary political discourse. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Jan. 2025

Since being named by Trump as chief of DOGE — an advisory entity Trump created by executive order — Musk has embarked on a crusade to slash federal spending, claiming this week, without providing evidence, that a quarter of U.S. government disbursements are wasteful or fraudulent. —Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025

Despite this crusade, transgender Americans are not going away. —Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025

Then, Trump responded to the deadliest American aviation disaster in decades by baselessly blaming diversity initiatives, demonstrating his willingness to shoehorn tragedy into his personal political crusades. —Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025