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skeptic
[ skep-tik ]
noun
- a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.
- a person who maintains a doubting attitude, as toward values, plans, statements, or the character of others.
- a person who doubts the truth of a religion, especially Christianity, or of important elements of it.
Synonyms: doubter
Antonyms: believer
- (initial capital letter) Philosophy.
- a member of a philosophical school of ancient Greece, the earliest group of which consisted of Pyrrho and his followers, who maintained that real knowledge of things is impossible.
- any later thinker who doubts or questions the possibility of real knowledge of any kind.
adjective
- pertaining to skeptics or skepticism; skeptical.
- (initial capital letter) pertaining to the Skeptics.
skeptic
/ ˈskɛptɪk /
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Derived Forms
- ˈskepticism, noun
- ˈskepticalness, noun
- ˈskeptical, adjective
- ˈskeptically, adverb
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Other Words From
- anti·skeptic noun
- non·skeptic adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Given this tiny pool of survivors, a skeptic might ask why the story of the Mandans should matter to the contemporary reader?
If you're a skeptic like me, this entire process sounds like one massive shake of the head from start to finish.
In truth, I was a skeptic from day one, let the record show.
Abrams is a skeptic, which he is well within his rights to be (a position this writer shares).
I was a skeptic, but lo and behold, the Judiciary Committee actually acted like the old Senate for a week.
This circumstance alone, ought to be strong evidence, even to a skeptic, of its super-human origin.
Now, says the skeptic, is it not possible that reptiles and birds lived upon the earth previous to the creation of beasts?
I should like to argue the point with you, but you are such a confirmed skeptic, I fear I should be wasting my time.
A powerful bass voice projected itself from the lungs of the good-humored-looking skeptic.
Yours is a skeptic age, my dears, and you have learned to scoff at things you do not understand.
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