1
: an adherent or advocate of skepticism
2
: a person disposed to skepticism especially regarding religion or religious principles
Synonyms
Examples of skeptic in a Sentence
Skeptics have pointed out flaws in the researchers' methods.
You can believe in ghosts if you like, but I'm still a skeptic.
He is a skeptic and a cynic.
Recent Examples on the Web
In 2006, more than five hundred skeptics met at an Embassy Suites hotel near O’Hare Airport, in Chicago, to discuss conspiracy.
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Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Many in this city of skeptics question how well the MTA will spend the money, given its history of mismanagement, graft, and opacity.
—Hillary Chura, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024
The research has drummed up excitement — and attracted some skeptics.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
California’s $20 minimum wage kicked in for fast-food franchise workers this week, but Republican skeptics are wondering: What about slow-food workers?
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
And unlike news articles or social media chatter likely to be seen by climate deniers and clean energy skeptics as partisan or untrustworthy, entertainment can still help change people’s minds.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, skeptics argued that expanding limited liability would encourage reckless behavior, effectively transferring risk from shareholders to customers and society at large.
—Chris Dixon, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024
But skeptics predict that’s likely to happen nonetheless.
—Paula Span, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
But there are still far more skeptics than proponents.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Many in this city of skeptics question how well the MTA will spend the money, given its history of mismanagement, graft, and opacity.
—Hillary Chura, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024
The research has drummed up excitement — and attracted some skeptics.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
California’s $20 minimum wage kicked in for fast-food franchise workers this week, but Republican skeptics are wondering: What about slow-food workers?
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
And unlike news articles or social media chatter likely to be seen by climate deniers and clean energy skeptics as partisan or untrustworthy, entertainment can still help change people’s minds.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, skeptics argued that expanding limited liability would encourage reckless behavior, effectively transferring risk from shareholders to customers and society at large.
—Chris Dixon, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024
But skeptics predict that’s likely to happen nonetheless.
—Paula Span, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
But there are still far more skeptics than proponents.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Skeptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeptic. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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