Skepticism And Doubt Word List

noun a person who habitually expresses negative or pessimistic views

• The project manager ignored the naysayer's criticism and continued with the plan.
• Don't listen to the naysayer, just keep doing what you believe in.
• Why are you being such a naysayer? Can't you just be supportive for once?
• The naysayer's dark cloud of doubt loomed over the team's morale.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific thing, person, or place

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

• When reading scientific studies, it is important to take the results with a grain of salt.
• I heard that rumor about her, but I would take it with a grain of salt.
• Don't believe everything you hear about him, just take it with a grain of salt.
• His promises may sound good, but I always take them with a grain of salt.