KNOCKERS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

knockers

noun

plural of knocker

as in criticizers

a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults the secretary of defense needs supporters, not knockers, to get through this crisis

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Recent Examples of knockers Her campaign’s door-knockers travel with a letter from Bohannan introducing herself. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Her campaign's door-knockers travel with a letter from Bohannan introducing herself. — CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 The technique was originally built for door-knockers advocating for ballot initiatives but can be adapted to other kinds of fraught conversations. — Lisa Pavia-Higel, The Conversation, 27 May 2026 Walk through the town in the early morning and see how the doors of local houses, typically adorned with knockers in the shape of a hand, are hung with warm, fresh bread delivered by the local bakery. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 The door-knockers themselves seemed more confident, suggesting that the party’s pearl-clutching over gerrymandering was not as widespread as politicians like Deeds and Maldonado feared. — Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026 Known as knockers in England, kobolds also live in caves and mines and make knocking noises directing human miners where to dig. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025 This lush harvest look is designed to avoid blocking handles and knockers while adding deceptively faux foliage to your door. — Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025

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critics

Noun

Many of his domestic critics have faulted him for prolonging the war in Gaza to appease his far-right allies, and for permitting ultra-Orthodox Jews to forgo military service to appease that sizable religious voter bloc.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Following backlash, Crawford removed the post from her X timeline on Sunday afternoon and apologized for violating the network’s standards, amid complaints from internal and external critics about the post to CBS News leadership.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026