doubter

Definition of doubternext
as in skeptic
a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something there will always be some hard-core doubters of the government's denial of the UFO incident

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Recent Examples of doubter The band, hungry to prove the doubters wrong, made one of its strongest albums. Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Apple Intelligence unveiled June 10, 2024 Apple hoped to silence the doubters at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, known as WWDC, in June 2024. Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 10 July 2026 There was the majestic no-doubter that landed more than halfway up the left-field bleachers, a majestic blast that evoked memories of Andrés Galarraga. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 Those doubters served as an early motivator, as did the desire not to spend his life doing manual labor in the mine. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 July 2026 Continue reading … DEFYING THE ODDS — Savannah Guthrie proved doubters wrong 64 days after her mother's disappearance. FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 The biggest hurdle, though, is simply believing the Elle Woods who learns to prove her doubters wrong at 16 would be so intimidated when faced with doing it again at 22. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 2026 The Dolphins seem to have vetted any such concerns, and Proctor appears to be motivated to prove doubters wrong. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026 For this dourest of doubters, Musk’s claims for the feats ahead can only happen in the SpaceX founder’s head, or in the sci-fi fantasies Eisman grew up on. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 June 2026
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Noun
  • Her rise has drawn both admiration from fans and criticism from skeptics who question whether children should pursue social-media stardom.
    Kara Nesvig, Time, 14 July 2026
  • Daron Acemoglu, an MIT economist and noted AI productivity skeptic, tells me 10 percent job displacement within the next decade is likely.
    Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • Mark Hamill, Martha Stewart, Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro were some of the questioners.
    Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 23 May 2026
  • Mueller repeatedly referred questioners back to the text of his report, apparently unwilling—or unable—to add any words of his own.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Doubter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubter. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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