Synonyms of doubters

doubters

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skeptics
• questioners
• unbelievers
• disbelievers
• doubting Thomases
• cynics
• agnostics
• pessimists
• scoffers
• misanthropes
• ridiculers
• deriders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pigeons
• gulls
• suckers
• dupes
• chumps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doubters

Even after the Chiefs cemented their dynasty with a win in Super Bowl LVIII, there were still doubters. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026

Indiana was a touchdown favorite against Alabama but still faced plenty of doubters, including ESPN’s College Gameday crew, where two out of three hosts picked the Tide to win. —Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2026

While naysayers and doubters reveled in jeering at the genre’s valleys, an eclectic coalition of younger artists and listeners has ushered in what’s hopefully the first of many peaks to come for R&B, in the 2020s and beyond. —Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2025

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, who earlier this year intervened to preserve an exemption from state sales taxes for data centers, isn’t among the doubters. —Mark Niquette, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025

Green Bay has its doubters, too. —Greg Cote december 4, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025

That matchup proved to any remaining doubters that the Whitecaps were legit and also fueled worries about Miami’s season. —Tom Bogert, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2025

Caleb Williams and the Bears won a crucial game on the road, silencing some doubters who questioned their 8-3 record compared to the Eagles’ identical record entering the Prime Video matchup. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025

Can the Wildcats prove the doubters wrong and win a state championship? —Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025