DETRACTOR Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

detractor

noun

Definition of detractor

as in critic

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 detractor And the majority of the film’s detractors took issue with its ending. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026 For his fourth feature, Post Tenebras Lux, Reygadas took a major detour toward the avant-garde and the personal, in a move that garnered him some detractors while pleasing his more hardcore fans. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026 By sticking her neck out and opening up a very touchy subject for examination, Hannah-Jones has done much more to advance the cause of public education than most of her detractors will give her credit for. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 Arguments for and against Yet originalism has many detractors. — Brian Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 Scott’s performance has received across-the-board raves, but even more so than The Debut, the film itself has both fans and detractors. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Local detractors of the partnership include leaders of other Belgian cultural institutions, like Dirk Snauwaert, director of the Wiels contemporary art center in Brussels. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Jentleson believes that his detractors have lost sight of the bigger picture. — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026 Given the resolution’s swift passage, which occurred without a public hearing at the board meeting, detractors signed up to testify about an unrelated item in order to voice their concerns. — Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

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Ultimately, after he was found out to be a con artist, according to his critics, Minnesota media appears to be more so upset that Jamal was not acting in the Somali community’s best interests.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Erewhon, which launched as a pop-up about a week later, also elicited excitement and some griping, with critics saying the space would be better served by a less expensive option.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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