KNOCKERS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

knockers

noun

plural of knocker

as in criticizers

a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults the secretary of defense needs supporters, not knockers, to get through this crisis

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Recent Examples of knockers Her campaign’s door-knockers travel with a letter from Bohannan introducing herself. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Her campaign's door-knockers travel with a letter from Bohannan introducing herself. — CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 The technique was originally built for door-knockers advocating for ballot initiatives but can be adapted to other kinds of fraught conversations. — Lisa Pavia-Higel, The Conversation, 27 May 2026 Walk through the town in the early morning and see how the doors of local houses, typically adorned with knockers in the shape of a hand, are hung with warm, fresh bread delivered by the local bakery. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 The door-knockers themselves seemed more confident, suggesting that the party’s pearl-clutching over gerrymandering was not as widespread as politicians like Deeds and Maldonado feared. — Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026 Known as knockers in England, kobolds also live in caves and mines and make knocking noises directing human miners where to dig. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025 This lush harvest look is designed to avoid blocking handles and knockers while adding deceptively faux foliage to your door. — Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025

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critics

Noun

Descano’s team has claimed prosecutions are pointless when the government’s own experts corroborate the insanity defense, while critics say his office is too quick to accept defendants’ narratives without a jury.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
David Ellison has voiced his belief, which is shared by other critics of the AGs’ legal maneuver, that the opposition to Paramount-WBD is about his control CNN — rather than antitrust concerns.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026