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
The American media is not as important as journalists and their detractors claim, especially now, columnist Jonah Goldberg writes.
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
But according to Lindsey Chastain, founder and CEO of PR Agency The Writing Detective, Rowling herself is still seen as a pariah figure among her detractors.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Eddie Redmayne, the star of Rowling's Fantastic Beasts spinoff series, also joined the detractors.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
This approach has drawn criticism, with detractors likening it to a Ponzi-like model due to its reliance on debt and excessive leverage.
—Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The combo had one or two detractors, and a whole lot of enthusiasts.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Ukraine has consistently proved its detractors and naysayers wrong in the more than 1,000 days since the start of the war.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The ‘detractors’ Anna Moneymaker – Getty Images The boisterous, bellicose Howard Lutnick was asked to be Secretary of Commerce as a sort of preemptive consolation prize after a bout of dramatic infighting for Treasury Secretary.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Steam’s near monopoly position has attracted its fair share of detractors – and lawsuits.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
But according to Lindsey Chastain, founder and CEO of PR Agency The Writing Detective, Rowling herself is still seen as a pariah figure among her detractors.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Eddie Redmayne, the star of Rowling's Fantastic Beasts spinoff series, also joined the detractors.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
This approach has drawn criticism, with detractors likening it to a Ponzi-like model due to its reliance on debt and excessive leverage.
—Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The combo had one or two detractors, and a whole lot of enthusiasts.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Ukraine has consistently proved its detractors and naysayers wrong in the more than 1,000 days since the start of the war.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The ‘detractors’ Anna Moneymaker – Getty Images The boisterous, bellicose Howard Lutnick was asked to be Secretary of Commerce as a sort of preemptive consolation prize after a bout of dramatic infighting for Treasury Secretary.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Steam’s near monopoly position has attracted its fair share of detractors – and lawsuits.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Detractors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detractors. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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