He ignored the naysayers and succeeded with his idea.
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Naysayer
/ˈneɪˌseɪ.ɚ/
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disputantdissenterdissentientdissidentfish out of waterfreakindividualistinner-directed personintransigentirreconcilable
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As for the IRP, Secretary of State Grant Shapps continues to peddle snake oil, smoke and mirrors. His reaction to near-universal IRP condemnation from politicians, local and national media, and all but a few rail specialists was to dismiss the lot of us (in the condescending and patronising tone we have now come to expect) as "critics and naysayers".
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