DISRUPTER Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

disrupter

noun

Definition of disrupter

as in nuisance

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Recent Examples of disrupter His role model is, of course, the political disrupter and fabulist-in-chief currently occupying the White House. — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 Williams, an all-defensive first-team selection last year, is a disrupter. — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 As a major disrupter in the space industry, SpaceX’s private valuation had already been soaring ahead of its public debut. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Proton Pump Inhibitors Another potential gut disrupter? — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 10 Mar. 2026 This has been a disrupter for the industry and could have far-reaching impact, not only in Sicily, but the world. — Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026 Today, of course, our world is being shaped by AI, arguably an even bigger disrupter than email was in the 1990s or the Dictaphone was in the early 20th century. — IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2026 Yes, a shouting down includes a disrupter using their speech. — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025 China is now focused on being seen not as a disrupter but as the defender of the international order, putting a new spin on its long-standing effort to secure a privileged position in existing institutions and to boost its capacity to set norms and rules inside them. — Jeffrey Prescott, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025

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Noun

For homeowners who have spent decades building equity, failing windows are more than a nuisance.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Legal experts on the other side question the notion that a public nuisance can be defined so broadly to include both the sale of a legal product and the impact on carbon pollution, much of it coming from China and India.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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