naysayer

[ney-sey-er] / ˈneɪˌseɪ ər /

NOUN

pessimist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cynic

STRONG

complainer defeatist downer killjoy misanthrope sourpuss

WEAK

gloomy party pooper prophet of doom wet blanket

Example Sentences

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When he chooses to bulldoze over a naysayer on “OK,” it’s power chords and rock drums behind his war-cry that he’s “gonna do it anyway.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2023

The feedback for the challenge has been mostly positive, Mr. Prince said, aside from a naysayer who popped into a Facebook discussion group for social media professors.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

Dickens has portrayed Moore as a naysayer, someone who has been unable to work with others.

From Fox News • Nov. 30, 2021

But Dickens has portrayed Moore as a naysayer, someone who has been unable to work with others.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2021

They said that they had identified him, and that he was a hacker and a naysayer of the worst kind.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson