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.
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Recent Examples of detractors
That’s not to say there haven’t been detractors to Leo’s approach.
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Krysta Fauria, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Being ahead of the times doesn’t come without its detractors.
—Jeff Ihaza, VIBE.com, 2 June 2026
On Tuesday, Sweeney hit back at her detractors with a brief but pointed message on Instagram along with a carousel of behind-the-scenes images that included some of Cassie's most provocative season three looks.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Blasphemy, the detractors—many of whom are Black, and male—are claiming.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Like so much of sports, the pass requirement put out by KC2026, the games’ host city organization, has both fans and detractors.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Feedback from detractors is heard without defensiveness and implemented into our processes for incremental improvement.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
While data centers aren’t harming society or the environment as detractors claim, banning them would certainly wreak havoc.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
The first was King George III himself, a monarch often caricatured but in fact more attentive to the British constitutional tradition than his American detractors allowed.
—Danielle Allen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Krysta Fauria, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Being ahead of the times doesn’t come without its detractors.
—Jeff Ihaza, VIBE.com, 2 June 2026
On Tuesday, Sweeney hit back at her detractors with a brief but pointed message on Instagram along with a carousel of behind-the-scenes images that included some of Cassie's most provocative season three looks.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Blasphemy, the detractors—many of whom are Black, and male—are claiming.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Like so much of sports, the pass requirement put out by KC2026, the games’ host city organization, has both fans and detractors.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Feedback from detractors is heard without defensiveness and implemented into our processes for incremental improvement.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
While data centers aren’t harming society or the environment as detractors claim, banning them would certainly wreak havoc.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
The first was King George III himself, a monarch often caricatured but in fact more attentive to the British constitutional tradition than his American detractors allowed.
—Danielle Allen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detractors
critics
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The split was immediate, as a large share of social media and several critics framed the move as a kind of digital resurrection that the dead can’t consent to, and Tupac trended for the wrong reasons.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Hunter Biden is mixing it up with admirers and critics on social media, while Jill Biden is rehashing the tortured saga of the last presidential race in a new memoir.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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“Detractors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detractors. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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