as in skeptics
a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something
there will always be some hard-core doubters of the government's denial of the UFO incident
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Recent Examples of doubters
That the Dolphins and Tagovailoa might be poised to surprise the doubters, the pundts and the bettors is real.
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Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
Still, the company has faced doubters before and went on to succeed, said Jeffrey Hoffman, a former astronaut and current professor of aerospace engineering at MIT.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Bob had to be valiant, dictatorial, curious, ever listening, wily, playful, deluded, strategic, flirtatious, fallible, political, and willing to protect and persevere against all doubters, critics, compass navigators, naysayers well intentioned or not.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Aug. 2025
And besides, with the 12-team CFP, a coach doesn’t have to slay the biggest dragon to win the biggest prizes and silence his doubters.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Still, the Nittany Lions have a whole lot of doubters.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
There are always going to be haters and doubters.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
Its decision in late May to buy data management firm Informatica for $8 billion faced some skepticism, and its quarterly results released around the same time failed to quiet the doubters.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
Fed officials have warned those import levies could push up inflation, but Miran continues to say the doubters are all wrong.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
Still, the company has faced doubters before and went on to succeed, said Jeffrey Hoffman, a former astronaut and current professor of aerospace engineering at MIT.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Bob had to be valiant, dictatorial, curious, ever listening, wily, playful, deluded, strategic, flirtatious, fallible, political, and willing to protect and persevere against all doubters, critics, compass navigators, naysayers well intentioned or not.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Aug. 2025
And besides, with the 12-team CFP, a coach doesn’t have to slay the biggest dragon to win the biggest prizes and silence his doubters.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Still, the Nittany Lions have a whole lot of doubters.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
There are always going to be haters and doubters.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
Its decision in late May to buy data management firm Informatica for $8 billion faced some skepticism, and its quarterly results released around the same time failed to quiet the doubters.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
Fed officials have warned those import levies could push up inflation, but Miran continues to say the doubters are all wrong.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubters
skeptics
Noun
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Among the seven people Kennedy appointed as replacements are several like-minded vaccine skeptics and two persons with limited if any vaccine expertise.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Abrahms, like Hazony, suggested that this summer’s US airstrikes in Iran proved the skeptics wrong.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Doubters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubters. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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