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
After all, the Club has made so much money in Nvidia by not listening to the naysayers.
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Paulina Likos,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
While speaking about naysayers who have been taking to the internet to poke fun at Kelly's weight loss, Morgan shared a video that Kelly recently posted on social media in response.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
As with any seismic step in social policy, there are cheer squads, naysayers and those who don’t care what Australia – a country known to love rules – is doing to (and for) its children.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Then, naturally, the naysayers materialized.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
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Paulina Likos,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
While speaking about naysayers who have been taking to the internet to poke fun at Kelly's weight loss, Morgan shared a video that Kelly recently posted on social media in response.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
As with any seismic step in social policy, there are cheer squads, naysayers and those who don’t care what Australia – a country known to love rules – is doing to (and for) its children.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Then, naturally, the naysayers materialized.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naysayer
Noun
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The belief by cynics is that Netflix wants to be a streaming service.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
26 Dec. 2025
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In the years after 1991, Russians were trained cynics, having lived through Soviet decline and collapse; forcing belief would be a difficult endeavor, with an unclear upside.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Then, Hayes was accused of being a sore loser by critics.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Cannes-premiering film rates higher with critics than audiences so far but is the biggest ever box office for director Lynne Ramsey and an awards-season magnet for star Jennifer Lawrence’s career-defining performance.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Naysayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naysayer. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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