naysayer

naysayer

noun

Definition of NAYSAYER

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>

Synonyms misanthrope, naysayer, pessimist

Related Words misandrist, misogynist; doubter, negativist, skeptic; belittler, critic, derider, detractor, scoffer; malcontent; defeatist, quitter

Near Antonyms optimist, Pollyanna, positivist; idealist, sentimentalist