negativist 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of negativistnext
as in negativistic

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negativist

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noun

as in naysayer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negativist
  1. naysayer
  2. cynical
  3. pessimist
  4. skeptical
  5. misanthropic
  6. pessimistic
Noun
  • Lex Gillette, a legendary blind long jumper and five-time Paralympic silver medalist, lost his vision at age 8 and has always been inspired to prove his naysayers wrong.
    Mark LaSota, Ph.D., Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Brown was not the only person who wanted to prove the naysayers wrong, and see women participate in Rampage.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of naysayer
Adjective
  • Even at our most politically cynical, Americans would probably not want to have a king.
    Jack Butler, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Crystal’s Harry is a divorced lawyer with a cynical side that was based in part on Reiner, now 77, while Ryan’s Sally was based in part on Ephron.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of cynical
Noun
  • As the stock market rose, the bond market fell As a New York Times writer noted the other day, stock investors are optimists, while bond investors are pessimists.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
  • And, hey, at least only 16 people were the ultimate pessimists.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Definition of pessimist
Adjective
  • There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical about how big an impact Llama’s sinicization will actually have.
    David Meyer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Americans have grown increasingly skeptical of survey research in recent years, in no small part due to flawed models that repeatedly overestimated the strength of Democratic candidates in the last two national elections.
    WIRED, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of skeptical
Adjective
  • In turn, Judaism boils down not to an ongoing conversation of faith and morals but one of tired, misanthropic tropes.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Baddiel's father, Colin, was a misanthropic research scientist who, upon losing his job at Unilever, set up a market stall selling Dinky Toys.
    The Week UK, theweek, 11 July 2024
Definition of misanthropic
Adjective
  • Trump gained massive support among men on economic issues specifically, including among Hispanic and Black voters, who were feeling particularly pessimistic, according to NBC News exit polls.
    Jessica Dickler,Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
  • But there are two reasons to be pessimistic about Skrmetti.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of pessimistic
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