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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Makary and Bhattacharya are also prominent skeptics of the COVID-19 shot and vaccine mandates.
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 27 May 2025
Listen to this article WASHINGTON — House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.
—Lisa Mascaro, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
Trump’s budget proposal House Republicans stayed up all night Wednesday to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025
The 60-year-old could have assured his future for the foreseeable years after a season that has turned all the skeptics around his appointment last summer into believers.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 27 May 2025
Listen to this article WASHINGTON — House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.
—Lisa Mascaro, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
Trump’s budget proposal House Republicans stayed up all night Wednesday to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025
The 60-year-old could have assured his future for the foreseeable years after a season that has turned all the skeptics around his appointment last summer into believers.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for skeptic
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“Skeptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeptic. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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