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
And her opportunity in New York isn’t for proving doubters wrong.
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
At 41 years old, Vonn's return to the World Cup leaderboard after years of retirement had defied her doubters and turned the world's heads.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 6 May 2026
The idea of intersectionality is deceptively and seductively simple—too simple, doubters sometimes think, to require an academic theory.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The Carrick doubters do so, in part, because of his past body of work.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
But doubters who scoffed back then may be eating their words now.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
This is not the first time doubters have questioned Dubai’s future.
—Mina Al-Oraibi, Time, 14 Apr. 2026
Dubón has made a career of proving doubters wrong.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Many speculated Woods wouldn’t win, though, and some of those doubters spewed racist comments.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
At 41 years old, Vonn's return to the World Cup leaderboard after years of retirement had defied her doubters and turned the world's heads.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 6 May 2026
The idea of intersectionality is deceptively and seductively simple—too simple, doubters sometimes think, to require an academic theory.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The Carrick doubters do so, in part, because of his past body of work.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
But doubters who scoffed back then may be eating their words now.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
This is not the first time doubters have questioned Dubai’s future.
—Mina Al-Oraibi, Time, 14 Apr. 2026
Dubón has made a career of proving doubters wrong.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Many speculated Woods wouldn’t win, though, and some of those doubters spewed racist comments.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubters
Noun
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The Charlotte stop on his ‘Freedom 250 Tour | The Road to Nashville’ also was, somewhat annoyingly for skeptics, an extremely effective concert experience.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
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While skeptics may doubt the longevity of AI capex, Horton said the latest quarterly earnings from the hyperscalers show durability and accelerating revenue.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
Noun
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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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Several questioners pressed Steyer on his positions on Israel’s actions in Palestine and asked him to work to divest state entities from Israeli companies.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Doubters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubters. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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