SCORNER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

scorner

noun

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as in scoffer

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detractor

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Even legends Al Michaels and Bob Costas had detractors during the height of their careers.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
His detractors see him as a polarizing leader who, beset by an ongoing corruption trial, dragged out the war in Gaza and its hostage crisis for political reasons.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026

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