as in cynics
a person who distrusts other people and believes that everything is done for selfish reasons
those naysayers who attack the integrity of the entire judicial system
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Recent Examples of naysayers
Notice how many naysayers there are.
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Indeed, despite the naysayers, Californian companies have been leading the world in developing artificial intelligence technology as well as the latest in space and defense tech.
—The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
All document the enduring legacy of the term in Britain, despite the naysayers.
—Kirk Bowman, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
But what if the naysayers are looking at things all wrong?
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
The naysayers log on consistently and the criticism is often louder and more overblown when those things happen.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Jill Biden does leave the door open that the naysayers might have been right.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Your intellect quiets the naysayers.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 29 May 2026
Salesforce’s quarterly results didn’t convince the naysayers that AI can be a friend, not a foe, to its business.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Indeed, despite the naysayers, Californian companies have been leading the world in developing artificial intelligence technology as well as the latest in space and defense tech.
—The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
All document the enduring legacy of the term in Britain, despite the naysayers.
—Kirk Bowman, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
But what if the naysayers are looking at things all wrong?
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
The naysayers log on consistently and the criticism is often louder and more overblown when those things happen.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Jill Biden does leave the door open that the naysayers might have been right.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Your intellect quiets the naysayers.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 29 May 2026
Salesforce’s quarterly results didn’t convince the naysayers that AI can be a friend, not a foe, to its business.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naysayers
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These supposed cynics and skeptics, two of whom had tens of millions of followers, have had their accounts suspended or banned in recent weeks as China’s internet regulator conducts a new cleanup of Chinese social media.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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On the other hand, skeptics and cynics tend to be insistent right now that the clean-up activity is not going to last very long.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the prolonged bidding process has started to flush out critics who question whether Santos, under foreign control, would make investments to expand domestic gas supply, or invest where investment returns were more attractive.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Laesch was one of Irvin’s fiercest critics.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Naysayers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naysayers. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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