QUESTIONERS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

questioners

noun

plural of questioner

as in skeptics

a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something Father Henry is always happy to debate any questioner of the faith

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Recent Examples of questioners Mueller repeatedly referred questioners back to the text of his report, apparently unwilling—or unable—to add any words of his own. —

David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 Several questioners pressed Steyer on his positions on Israel’s actions in Palestine and asked him to work to divest state entities from Israeli companies. —

Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026 While stars and filmmakers this season tried to cope candidly with questioners, their impact was nonetheless inhibited by the rigors of Oscar rules. —

Peter Bart, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026 But your questioners are also asking about test scores? —

Judith Martin, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025 Bondi arrived armed with personal attacks against individual Democratic senators and lobbed them at her questioners when pressed on a range of topics. —

Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025

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skeptics

Noun

For much of American history, conservatives were the nation’s fiercest skeptics of executive power, warning that a swelling presidency could threaten liberty by displacing the authority of Congress and the courts.

— Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The skeptics returned in June, and all goodwill the team had built up in April vanished that month when the Cubs went on a 12-game losing streak.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026