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negativist

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noun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negativist
Noun
  • While naysayers might roll their eyes at another celebrity hopping on the book club bandwagon, a recent study conducted by iScience found that the proportion of the US population who read for pleasure on an average day declined over the last 20 years.
    Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
  • And our naysayers are sitting there with egg on their face.
    Chris Kirkham, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The director plays up the humor a lot more than Westlake’s callously cynical prose, for better or worse.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • When the fortune teller’s predictions start to materialize, once cynical Gemma is ready to take a leap of faith.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For the pessimists, Coreweave is Lucent or Nortel.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
  • But don’t listen to the pessimists who say there is no cure.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Burnett urged those who received the calls to stay skeptical of anyone claiming to be a deputy and to not engage in conversation with them.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Some fans accepted the clarification, while others remained skeptical.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • With the brutal murderer targeting his police colleagues, Thomas makes a desperate gamble, turning to a once well-regarded but now out of favour, misanthropic ex-detective for help.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Wood starred as hopeless romantic Chelsea, who was on vacation with her older, misanthropic boyfriend Rick (Walton Goggins).
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • Michael Futter Founder, F-Squared But not all analysts are pessimistic.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Looking ahead, Gallup is pessimistic about a recovery.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Negativist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negativist. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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