as in cynic
a person who distrusts other people and believes that everything is done for selfish reasons
those naysayers who attack the integrity of the entire judicial system
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Recent Examples of naysayer
Naturally, naysayers didn’t like the look.
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Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 3 Mar. 2025
As Sean Murphy, a caustic sports commentator, Glaser gets to play one of Isla's chief naysayers.
—EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Although the YouTuber was praised for sharing his unfettered thoughts on the device, naysayers expressed concern that his negative feedback could hurt a company trying to do something new in an otherwise increasingly stale tech ecosystem.
—Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
And despite naysayers, the genre – and all its subgenres, from contemporary cowboy romance to dark romance with morally grey leads to STEMinist rom-coms – is only growing.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
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Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 3 Mar. 2025
As Sean Murphy, a caustic sports commentator, Glaser gets to play one of Isla's chief naysayers.
—EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Although the YouTuber was praised for sharing his unfettered thoughts on the device, naysayers expressed concern that his negative feedback could hurt a company trying to do something new in an otherwise increasingly stale tech ecosystem.
—Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
And despite naysayers, the genre – and all its subgenres, from contemporary cowboy romance to dark romance with morally grey leads to STEMinist rom-coms – is only growing.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for naysayer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naysayer
Noun
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Those cynics contend the front office might as well spend that money on other position groups.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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In fact, cynics do worse on cognitive tests and have a harder time spotting liars than non-cynics.—
Jamil Zaki,
TIME,
3 Sep. 2024
Noun
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His critics have hammered him over his views on vaccines and for making major staffing cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Dutton was dubbed a ‘Temu Trump’ by his critics – a reference to the budget Chinese online marketplace – in a characterization that may have contributed to his downfall in Australia, where trust in the US has been eroded, according to recent surveys.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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“Naysayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naysayer. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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