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

Since then, opposition to the program has grown, with detractors pointing to examples of people entering diversion and then going on to commit more serious crimes. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show, which drew criticism from prominent Republicans and over 2,000 FCC complaints, has defied its detractors by earning a record nine Emmy nominations. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

The delay has raised questions about the condition of his son and successor, and criticism from detractors who say the state is trying to inflate attendance. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

Bear detractors may feel that Carmy is getting off too easily in this episode, and that the grace he’s shown is a bit too narratively convenient. — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026

The tradition is not without its detractors. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026

And that’s brought out something new and strong in this Canadian team, regardless of what detractors say. — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Even so, a pocket of detractors lingers. — Chet Flippo, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026

The decision was preceded by several decades of fervent debate and disagreement among practitioners; detractors argued that adding the disorder was reckless, if not mercenary. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026