Thesaurus:detractor

Thesaurus

detractor

English

Noun

Sense: person who belittles the worth of another person or cause

Synonyms

• backbiter
• belittler
• calumniator
• defamer
• depreciator
• derogator
• detractor
• disparager
• knocker
• muckraker
• mudslinger
• traducer
• vilifier

Antonyms

• adherent
• proponant
• supporter

Hyponyms

• falsifier
• libeler
• slanderer
• troll (Internet)
•   —
• debunker
• decrier
• denouncer

Hypernyms

• bully
• critic
• cynic
• defiler
• enemy    [⇒ thesaurus]
• opponent
• person    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:defame
• Thesaurus:defamatory
• Thesaurus:slander

Further reading

• “936. detractor” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “detractor” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.