NONFAN Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

nonfan

noun

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as in belittler

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Recent Examples of nonfan Although basketball fans and nonfans couldn’t reliably distinguish simulations from real plays, top-level players often could. — Edd Gent, Science | AAAS, 27 Sep. 2019 This World Cup has been widely popular with fans and nonfans alike, setting viewing records, and organizer FIFA expects to reach 1 billion viewers by the end of the final this Sunday. — NBC News, 2 July 2019 Lind's tour dominated everyday conversations, much to the consternation of nonfans. — Nancy Baym, WIRED, 10 July 2018 Fans — hell, nonfans, too — covet her flawless hair, dewy skin, and impeccable style. — Judith Newman, Allure, 17 Oct. 2017 If fans were turning into superfans, then maybe nonfans were also turning into fans. — Daniel Engber, Slate Magazine, 24 Aug. 2017

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detractor

Noun

And the majority of the film’s detractors took issue with its ending.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
For his fourth feature, Post Tenebras Lux, Reygadas took a major detour toward the avant-garde and the personal, in a move that garnered him some detractors while pleasing his more hardcore fans.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

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