1
: an adherent or advocate of skepticism
2
: a person disposed to skepticism especially regarding religion or religious principles
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.
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Thanks to months of groundwork by Sheinbaum and her economic team, Mexico emerged with preferential treatment—confounding skeptics and earning grudging respect from the famously unpredictable U.S. president.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately for scientists or academics who wish to sway skeptics based on facts, facts aren’t always convincing.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 3 Apr. 2025
Like Nixon, he has been met by an array of legal challenges, a hostile press, and congressional skeptics.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Mar. 2025
Among all Hispanic Americans, however, 67% are skeptics or rejecters of Christian nationalism, while 28% are adherents or sympathizers of the ideology, according to a March 17 Public Religion Research Institute analysis.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Unfortunately for scientists or academics who wish to sway skeptics based on facts, facts aren’t always convincing.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 3 Apr. 2025
Like Nixon, he has been met by an array of legal challenges, a hostile press, and congressional skeptics.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Mar. 2025
Among all Hispanic Americans, however, 67% are skeptics or rejecters of Christian nationalism, while 28% are adherents or sympathizers of the ideology, according to a March 17 Public Religion Research Institute analysis.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Skeptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeptic. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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