Phrase guide

climate denier

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Someone who denies that global climate change is real or, if real, that it is due to human activities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: climate denialist

Antonyms: warmist

History

Etymology

Shortening of climate change denier.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَاكِر التَّغَيُّر الْمَنَاخِيّ (nākir at-taḡayyur al-manāḵiyy) — Translations
  • Dutch: klimaatontkenner — Translations
  • Finnish: ilmastodenialisti — Translations
  • Finnish: ilmastonmuutoksen kieltäjä — Translations
  • French: climato-sceptique — Translations
  • French: climato-négationniste — Translations
  • German: Klimaleugner — Translations
  • German: Klimaleugnerin — Translations
  • Irish: séantóir aeráide — Translations
  • Korean: 기후 변화 부정자 (gihu byeonhwa bujeongja) — Translations
  • Polish: but see zaprzeczający zmianie klimatu — Translations
  • Polish: zaprzeczająca zmianie klimatu — Translations
  • Swedish: klimatförnekare — Translations