Synonyms of detractors

detractors

noun

plural of detractor

as in critics

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

• critics
• criticizers
• denigrators
• scoffers
• insulters
• decriers
• scorners
• jeerers
• deriders
• belittlers
• hecklers
• tormentors
• mockers
• harassers
• taunters
• gibers
• persecutors
• disparagers
• needlers
• ridiculers
• carpers
• nitpickers
• faultfinders
• knockers
• baiters
• teasers
• censurers
• teases
• cavilers
• hypercritics
• nigglers
• castigators

Dissimilar Words

• praisers
• comforters
• champions
• commenders
• solaces
• soothers
• bodyguards
• succorers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of detractors

New York's new guidelines already have detractors on both sides of the debate. — Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Once the film was released, critics widely praised Page’s searing performance as the doomed Greek soldier Sinon, and even some of Page’s detractors online were won over by his work. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Except Philip is serving bottomless mimosas, the Court’s detractors claim. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

But the same steadfast pursuit that’s placed the attorney at the center of nearly every call for racial justice in the past decade has earned Crump more than a few detractors. — Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

In spite of the steadfast testimony of those who went over the antlers as meticulously as anyone could, there are still many detractors. — Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026

The Dangerous Liaisons actress has long defended All’s Fair from detractors, after the Hulu show debuted in 2025 to relentlessly negative reviews from critics and viewers alike. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026

Marshall’s detractors say the Florida property is emblematic of a lawmaker who is out of touch with his constituents. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026

The third ingredient is the capitalization of future monetary demand – what detractors might call speculation, but is really just the way investment works. — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026