| Main Entry: | pessimist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who expects bad outcome |
Synonyms: |
complainer, crepehanger, cynic, defeatist, depreciator, downer, gloomy, killjoy, misanthrope, party pooper, prophet of doom, sourpuss, wet blanket, worrier, worrywart |
Antonyms: |
optimist |
| Main Entry: | detractor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | derogator |
Synonyms: |
censor, critic, defamer, depreciator |
| Concept: | Detractor. |
| Category: | 2. Moral sentiments |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
detractor, reprover; censor, censurer; cynic, critic, caviler, carper, word-catcher, frondeur; barracker., defamer, backbiter, slanderer, Sir Benjamin Backbite, lampooner, satirist, traducer, libeler, caluminiator, dawplucker, Thersites; Zoilus; good-natured friend [satirically]; reviler, vituperator, castigator; shrew; muckraker., disapprover, laudator temporis acti [Horace].
-adjectives
black-mouthed, abusive [more].
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