DISRUPTER Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

disrupter

noun

Definition of disrupter

as in nuisance

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Recent Examples of disrupter His role model is, of course, the political disrupter and fabulist-in-chief currently occupying the White House. — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 Williams, an all-defensive first-team selection last year, is a disrupter. — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 As a major disrupter in the space industry, SpaceX’s private valuation had already been soaring ahead of its public debut. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Proton Pump Inhibitors Another potential gut disrupter? — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 10 Mar. 2026 This has been a disrupter for the industry and could have far-reaching impact, not only in Sicily, but the world. — Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026 Today, of course, our world is being shaped by AI, arguably an even bigger disrupter than email was in the 1990s or the Dictaphone was in the early 20th century. — IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2026 Yes, a shouting down includes a disrupter using their speech. — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025 China is now focused on being seen not as a disrupter but as the defender of the international order, putting a new spin on its long-standing effort to secure a privileged position in existing institutions and to boost its capacity to set norms and rules inside them. — Jeffrey Prescott, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Alas, by disguising themselves in earthling form, these superior beings must submit themselves to the worst indignities of the human condition — namely the frequent need to go to the bathroom and the constant nuisance of dealing with emotions.

— Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
The petition sought to classify data centers as industrial nuisances, arguing that a ban would protect residents’ property and preserve city resources, such as water and electricity.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

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Menu items include the charcoal burger, chicken, pizza, the brat burger and ribs.

— Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Chamberlain was a Navy brat from the Midwest, who left the service to become a hairdresser in Chicago but was drawn with an intense magnetism toward the School of the Art Institute.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026

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