doubters

plural of doubter
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 Jackson wants to convince his doubters that the messenger doesn’t matter as much as the message. Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026 Of course, a Stanley Cup would quiet many doubters who believe Bouchard’s game is not a winning style. Janson Duench, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 To doubters who said these two wouldn’t last, Wade, 44, and Union, 53, have proven them wrong. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Each built something worth paying attention to, often against long odds and louder doubters. Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 An undefeated season for the Noles and a Heisman Trophy-winning campaign for Winston proved every single one of the doubters wrong, as FSU ran roughshod over the ACC en route to its third national title in program history. Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 And every month the consumer proves the doubters wrong and pays the credit card bill. Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Now, a new era of politics and a shift in large enterprises’ approach to purchasing AI models may have given Mistral the perfect opportunity to prove its doubters wrong. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 Within a week, Flaco had triumphed over the doubters who feared that an owl raised in captivity wouldn’t have the strength or stamina to survive in the outside world. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • As the commission moved toward a vote on the plan, there was a certain resignation among the ballroom skeptics, who knew that they were outnumbered.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That's one reason college rankings have always attracted skeptics.
    Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Mark Hamill, Martha Stewart, Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro were some of the questioners.
    Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 23 May 2026
  • Mueller repeatedly referred questioners back to the text of his report, apparently unwilling—or unable—to add any words of his own.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Doubters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubters. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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