de·ni·al·ist
di-ˈnī(-ə)l-ist
dē-
plural denialists
: a person who denies the existence, truth, or validity of something despite proof or strong evidence that it is real, true, or valid : someone who practices denialism
For those of us who prefer to remain based in reality, the denialists represent a conundrum. Plenty of them are intelligent and educated—yet they just will not accept scientific findings as true.—Dan Hurley
"Scientists tell them inconvenient things," said Jerry Taylor, president of the Niskanen Center, a centrist research organization, and former climate change denialist who now advocates for the acceptance of climate science.—Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer
The AIDS denialists use pseudoscience and non-peer-reviewed Internet postings to bolster their false claims …—John Moore and Nicoli Nattrass
: or, relating to, or characteristic of denialism or denialists
the denialist movement
denialist views/claims
Denialist officials and commentators who throw up their hands and say "I'm not a scientist" are being disingenuous.—Eugene Robinson
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