malcontents

noun

plural of malcontent
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as in grumps

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as in discontents

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as in misanthropes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malcontents
  1. crabs
  2. radicals
  3. misanthropes
  4. extremists
  5. cynics
  6. anarchists
  7. naysayers
  8. detractors
Noun
  • More specifically, insects are invertebrates (animals without backbones) and are part of the arthropod phylum, which also includes spiders, crabs, and centipedes.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • For example, individuals that only eat small fish rather than shrimp and crabs get less astaxanthin, which can affect their coloration.
    — Sara Hashemi, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of crabs
Noun
  • During the nineteenth century, an older form of abolitionism was led by Black radicals.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • In the early days of the republic, there were many radicals and reformers who shared my suspicion that patriotism was an evasion, substituting songs and speeches about liberty for the reality.
    — Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026
Definition of radicals
Noun
  • The story follows a rag-tag group of misanthropes who attempt to rob jewels from the Vatican.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Clavicular is the poster child—though by no means the most extreme representative—of the looksmaxxing movement, the latest permutation of an ideology developed by too online misogynist misanthropes in the twenty-tens.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of misanthropes
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  • When Israeli extremists arrived in Qusra to force Palestinians from their homes, residents hoped the Israel Defense Forces would come to their aid.
    — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Extremists can win blue states, but presidential elections and congressional control are decided in purple states, and America will not elect extremists and socialists.
    — Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of extremists
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  • Questions about whose interests Infantino is serving have developed beyond average cynics who tend to suspect this type of thing.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Trump’s insistence on lower rates isn’t helping matters, and cynics argue that Warsh doesn’t want to make the president angry.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of cynics
Noun
  • Indeed, antisemitisms prove that a society can hold contradictory images simultaneously, such as the fact that the Jews are both anarchists out to destroy capitalism as well as capitalists out to exploit the working class.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • In July 1936, anarchists set fire to the church’s crypt and broke into the architect’s workshop before destroying many of his plans and plaster models.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Definition of anarchists
Noun
  • Still, White believes there’s a way to let naysayers know how the Hornets can be a good team in a tough conference.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026
  • For Season 3, Saldaña, 48, took her physical preparation to new levels, in part to silence any naysayers.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of naysayers
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  • But criticism of the outdoor dining arrangements built up, with detractors saying the spots were unsightly, dirty, and harboring rats.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But the ranks of Israel’s detractors have unquestionably grown.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of detractors
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