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
Can the Wildcats prove the doubters wrong and win a state championship?
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Mamdani shot back at his Democratic doubters in his victory speech.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
This has been powered by a complete resurgence from Daniel Jones, who took a shot at doubters following the team's current success.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
While there still may be doubters, Karlaftis said the Chiefs only have one thing to prove.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
The second-year QB1 eased at least some doubters’ minds with a three-score night against hapless Cincinnati, collecting 326 passing yards on 29 completions.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Allegrini was determined to prove doubters wrong—and her determination has more than paid off.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Rafa was desperate to prove the doubters wrong.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Mamdani shot back at his Democratic doubters in his victory speech.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
This has been powered by a complete resurgence from Daniel Jones, who took a shot at doubters following the team's current success.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
While there still may be doubters, Karlaftis said the Chiefs only have one thing to prove.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
The second-year QB1 eased at least some doubters’ minds with a three-score night against hapless Cincinnati, collecting 326 passing yards on 29 completions.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Allegrini was determined to prove doubters wrong—and her determination has more than paid off.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Rafa was desperate to prove the doubters wrong.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubter
Noun
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Scientists are natural skeptics, and his first instinct was to look for flaws.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Regardless of whether his own feelings seeped into the show, Gilligan has been a vocal skeptic of artificial intelligence.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Bondi arrived armed with personal attacks against individual Democratic senators and lobbed them at her questioners when pressed on a range of topics.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
8 Oct. 2025
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The bullet passed near his team members and the questioner standing directly in front of him.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Doubter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubter. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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