QUITTERS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

quitters

noun

plural of quitter

as in defeatists

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Noun

Hegseth largely declined to provide specifics, instead denouncing critics as defeatists, questioning their patriotism and insisting the mission had broad public support.

— Nik Popli, Time, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of defeatists

Noun

No, and as true as all that might be, the most important lesson is that DEI turns people into cowards.

— Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
To me, the most notable change — outside of Robert not getting fully naked, you cowards — is that the meltdown is witnessed by much more of the senior class.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of cowards

Noun

Dress it up with your everyday pair of jeans and loafers, or the matching shorts for a comfy day indoors.

— Essence Wiley, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026
Try pairing a striking wine red rugby shirt with ivory corduroy pants to channel fall’s cozy aesthetic, then finish the look with matching loafers and a neutral belt.

— Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of loafers

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Until the 19th century, most Westerners, including European royalty, ate with their knives (and considered Italians to be sissies for using forks).

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
The irony is that a minority once viewed as filled with sissies and losers is now portrayed as filled with bullies and power brokers, and straight people, especially men, seem to perceive themselves as the weak and afraid ones.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of sissies

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The researchers also identified similar, diverging paths in brain development in other species, ranging from zebrafish to chickens — and even acorn worms, which are evolutionarily extremely distant from humans.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026
The questions of who and why are a mystery for the season to solve, but old adversaries like Frank Harkness and Peter Judd have emerged from the sludge around now, too, and there’s an overwhelming sense now of chickens coming home to roost.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

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