DOUBTER Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

doubter

noun

Definition of doubter

as in skeptic

a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something there will always be some hard-core doubters of the government's denial of the UFO incident

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Recent Examples of doubter Shohei Ohtani kept rolling against the Rockies, launching his third home run in two days with a 448-foot, no-doubter into the Dodgers’ bullpen in the third inning. — Owen Perkins, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2026 An undefeated season for the Noles and a Heisman Trophy-winning campaign for Winston proved every single one of the doubters wrong, as FSU ran roughshod over the ACC en route to its third national title in program history. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 And every month the consumer proves the doubters wrong and pays the credit card bill. — Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Now, a new era of politics and a shift in large enterprises’ approach to purchasing AI models may have given Mistral the perfect opportunity to prove its doubters wrong. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 This time, that main doubter is Alice Chilton (Tanya Reynolds), the Lady Greyhounds’ first assistant coach, who begins the season dubious of everything going on around her before predictably being won over by Ted. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026 Hoyer traded enough prospects to silence at least some of his doubters. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Within a week, Flaco had triumphed over the doubters who feared that an owl raised in captivity wouldn’t have the strength or stamina to survive in the outside world. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026 Kansas City neighborhood builder Chris Harris — standing Wednesday in front of a new, three-bedroom house under construction — has been turning doubters into believers his entire adult life. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

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His family did not allow skeptics to deter him from pursuing his dream.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Several clients believe the rally has gone too far, while prominent skeptics continue to warn that enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence has become excessive.

— Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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