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

The detractors No GOP lawmaker has called explicitly for Lutnick’s firing. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2026

The slow performance, short battery life, and outdated radios are the biggest detractors. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026

Four years ago, Johnny Depp‘s fans and detractors descended on the sleepy town of Fairfax, Virginia, to cheer or jeer the actor in his ugly defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

The clash between left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker and his media detractors is moving from the chatroom to the courtroom. — Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

The protests earned a mixture of admiration and condemnation, and the actions’ detractors now even include the National Gallery’s director, who addressed Just Stop Oil in a new Telegraph profile. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Day’s detractors got ample fuel for their concerns on this rainy Saturday, yet the Buckeyes’ College Football Playoff hopes are not yet dead. — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Day's detractors got ample fuel for their concerns, yet the Buckeyes' College Football Playoff hopes are not yet dead. — CBS News, 1 Nov. 2026

Even legends Al Michaels and Bob Costas had detractors during the height of their careers. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026