detractor
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7.1
- noun
- /dɪˈtræktər/
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detractor
- Both have their supporters and their detractors, and each seeks dominance over the other.
- supporters and detractors
- detractors and enthusiasts alike
- even detractors
He called his detractors scum, deranged, corrupt.
- He called his detractors scum, deranged, corrupt.
- He was a professor who had been one of our worst detractors all time.
- Every critic, every detractor will have to bow down to President Trump.
- And also your attackers and detractors get more and more sophisticated, powerful and so on.
- We should all have freedom of speech, even the people that I don't agree with, even my detractors, even the other side for what side that is.
- And and Rodger and Eric were both kind of detractors of the string theory concept, which is the prevailing thought right now.
- His fans will hate it and his detractors will adore it, and everyone will realize it's not really that great a job.
- And so there are a lot of detractors who argue against searching for atmospheres, searching for signs of life on planets like this.
- If you're an envious detractor deep in in in your soul, you actually do think it's a good thing and you're pained by that.
Examples
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The view is more common among detractors, people who see global American Studies as cultural imperialism.
Academic text (1993) -
Many of his detractors have never even listened to his show, for example.
Academic text (2011) -
Every critic, every detractor will have to bow down to President Trump.
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I think I have provided a fair opportunity for the detractors to make their case.
Blog text (6) -
We have effective answers to our detractors if we only know our story.
Academic text (2000) -
I know it has its share of detractors too, and that's fair enough.
Blog text (4) -
What the detractors and the critics of electric vehicles have been saying for years is true.
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But he was not a pessimist or a cynic, as some of his detractors would have it.
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The devastation of Burt's once exalted reputation was a gleeful triumph for his detractors and a tragedy for his admirers.
Academic text (1991) -
Many artists have faced criticism from their detractors who believe their work lacks originality.
Synonyms
144
5.2
A person who often says bad things about people or things they dislike
28
7.0
A person who often says that plans or ideas will not work
2
7.1
A person who makes fun of others to show disrespect
1
8.4
A person who always finds faults in ideas or work
1
8.2
A person who mocks others to show dislike
1
7.0
A person who strongly dislikes others or thinks they are not important
1
3.4
A person who says that people or things are bad
1
8.7
A person who says mean things about someone, often publicly
1
8.1
A person who points out others' faults to make them feel bad or embarrassed
A person who says bad things about people or things to make them seem unimportant
A person who says something has little value
A person who unfairly says bad things about someone to make them seem unimportant
A person who writes very harsh reviews of shows or art
A person who makes something worse in quality or value
A person who strongly criticizes someone or something
A person who publicly criticizes someone or something
A person who reports someone for doing something wrong
A person who laughs at others to make them feel bad
A person who tells someone they did something wrong
A person who often points out faults and blames others
A person who criticizes someone strongly for their behavior
A person who strongly criticizes or punishes someone
A person who says no to an idea or decision
Antonyms
How Critical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Detractor comes from Latin parts de- 'down' and tract 'pull', the same root you see in tractor and attract. So a detractor is someone who 'pulls down' another person's reputation by criticizing them.