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 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

Some skeptics worry about creating an alternate reality for residents.

— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Though the sketch’s first target was the constellation of poorly qualified skeptics who now direct much of American health-care policy, its real bite lay in showing how reliant these contrarians are on the tropes of mainstream culture, not to mention the medical system itself.

— Michael Tedder, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026