as in critics
a person who criticizes something or someone
Despite his popularity, his many detractors still think his work is overrated. Even her detractors had to admit that she had made the company successful.
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Recent Examples of detractors
Ever since the album’s release, Drake’s biggest supporters and his biggest detractors have been carefully watching the streaming statistics, looking to see whether his career has been damaged by the Lamar feud.
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Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
South Korean offerings, the Kia Telluride and Hyundai Pallisade, are still relative industry newcomers with strong proponents, few detractors and increasing sales.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Bolloré’s detractors also point to the move to the right of another Lagardere publishing house, Fayard, since 2023, which has recently published works by Jordan Bardella, president of the far-right National Rally party, and far-right politician and writer Eric Zemmour.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 May 2026
Powell’s detractors frequently point to that inflation surge as a major mistake for the Fed.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Where are my Sieger detractors at?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 May 2026
His detractors will say that, in Spanish, the masculine form is the general one.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Put bluntly, Clark’s detractors are not serious people.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
But the social media posts also included many detractors, with some devolving into Islamophobic and xenophobic rhetoric.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
South Korean offerings, the Kia Telluride and Hyundai Pallisade, are still relative industry newcomers with strong proponents, few detractors and increasing sales.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Bolloré’s detractors also point to the move to the right of another Lagardere publishing house, Fayard, since 2023, which has recently published works by Jordan Bardella, president of the far-right National Rally party, and far-right politician and writer Eric Zemmour.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 May 2026
Powell’s detractors frequently point to that inflation surge as a major mistake for the Fed.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Where are my Sieger detractors at?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 May 2026
His detractors will say that, in Spanish, the masculine form is the general one.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Put bluntly, Clark’s detractors are not serious people.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
But the social media posts also included many detractors, with some devolving into Islamophobic and xenophobic rhetoric.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detractors
critics
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Rising gas prices and an unpopular war in Iran have infuriated prominent MAGA figures online, but in terms of GOP elections, the president has been able to elbow out critics in Congress and disobedient legislators in red states.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Audiences haven’t been deterred by the critics largely panning the film for being shallow and offensively commercial.—
Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
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“Detractors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detractors. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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