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naysaying

NOUN
  1. the act of saying no to a request

How To Use naysaying In A Sentence

  • From what I hear most of the usual naysaying pundits are rather hopeful about him.
  • Naysaying can sometimes be costly. Times, Sunday Times
  • Though there is no official diplomatic commitment to the concept, Martin's casual interest is nonetheless a leap beyond the naysaying of previous administrations.
  • The reasons for the naysaying appeared to be fourfold.
  • The auto industry loves the federal handout, and environmentalists have a hard time naysaying any plan that encourages hydrogen, since they heartily endorse the technology too.
  • I am tired of the sniping, naysaying, and plain out right lying. Clinton's advice to Obama: Forget about Republicans
  • There is something brutal about this showy naysaying, something fierce. Times, Sunday Times
  • This kind of naysaying and carping and negativity is why newspapers are in such trouble and have not innovated. The Rosenblum method « BuzzMachine
  • And the fact that the pictures with which he is doing his naysaying are so pretty is a fabulous plus. Times, Sunday Times
  • Her canniest naysaying had to have occurred when she was the understudy for the role of Deena Jones in the original Broadway production of "Dreamgirls" and one day presented herself to its formidable director, Michael Bennett, to quit. Phylicia Rashad's star trajectory to Arena Stage's 'every tongue confess'
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