Synonyms of detractor

detractor

noun

as in critic

a person who criticizes something or someone

Despite his popularity, his many detractors still think his work is overrated.

Even her detractors had to admit that she had made the company successful.

Related Words

• critic
• criticizer
• scoffer
• insulter
• scorner
• mocker
• derider
• tormentor
• heckler
• harasser
• taunter
• denigrator
• jeerer
• giber
• decrier
• needler
• belittler
• persecutor
• nitpicker
• knocker
• baiter
• faultfinder
• tease
• censurer
• ridiculer
• teaser
• disparager
• carper
• castigator
• caviler
• hypercritic
• niggler

Dissimilar Words

• praiser
• comforter
• solace
• champion
• soother
• bodyguard
• commender
• succorer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of detractor

While social media detractors complained about the cost, others cheered the prospect of helping to keep freight rail in Connecticut alive. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan marks the second primary defeat of a candidate backed by Chuck Schumer — and adds to the Senate minority leader’s potential detractors next year. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Another might be labeled a detractor after a single poor support interaction, even though that account represents one of the company's strongest growth opportunities. — Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

The topic of the Chiefs’ move has been polarizing on both sides of the state line, but perhaps there could be a silver lining built in for detractors. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

Nevada’s detractors argued that vote-counting there could take days, creating a fiasco in which the winner isn’t immediately known. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 24 July 2026

The influencers are two of the most controversial figures on the internet today, with legions of fans and detractors. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026

And yet even some of Hanania’s most passionate detractors admit some grudging appreciation. — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

The sequences cap off a half-decade romantic journey and offer a counter to some of Heartstopper’s detractors. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026