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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Clinical trials showed that ivermectin didn’t work, but covid skeptics viewed medicine’s rejection of it as part of a conspiracy by Big Pharma against a cheap, off-patent drug.
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Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
But some skeptics continue to believe the interpreter may have taken a fall to protect the player or the league, which is still shadowed by both all-time-hits leader Pete Rose’s gambling saga in the 1980s as well as the Black Sox World Series conspiracy fix of 1919.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Still, even skeptics admit that the conversation is necessary.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
His optimism has been borne out by an economy that has surprised to the upside consistently throughout 2025, with skeptics warning the impact of tariffs and wider macroeconomic uncertainty would surely show up soon in the data.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
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Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
But some skeptics continue to believe the interpreter may have taken a fall to protect the player or the league, which is still shadowed by both all-time-hits leader Pete Rose’s gambling saga in the 1980s as well as the Black Sox World Series conspiracy fix of 1919.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Still, even skeptics admit that the conversation is necessary.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
His optimism has been borne out by an economy that has surprised to the upside consistently throughout 2025, with skeptics warning the impact of tariffs and wider macroeconomic uncertainty would surely show up soon in the data.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Skeptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeptic. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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