sceptic

[skep-tik]

noun

1. skeptic.

sceptic

¹

/ ˈskɛptɪk /

noun

1. a person who habitually doubts the authenticity of accepted beliefs

2. a person who mistrusts people, ideas, etc, in general

3. a person who doubts the truth of religion, esp Christianity

adjective

1. of or relating to sceptics; sceptical

Sceptic

²

/ ˈskɛptɪk /

noun

1. a member of one of the ancient Greek schools of philosophy, esp that of Pyrrho, who believed that real knowledge of things is impossible

adjective

1. of or relating to the Sceptics

Other Word Forms

• antisceptic noun
• scepticism noun
• Scepticism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sceptic¹

C16: from Latin scepticus, from Greek skeptikos one who reflects upon, from skeptesthai to consider

Example Sentences

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine sceptic, fired all 17 members of the committee in June and handpicked their successors, sparking uproar in the medical community.

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He ousted all members of an independent vaccine advisory committee before replacing them with several vaccine sceptics, and has narrowed recommendations for Covid-19 booster shots.

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Bolsonaro was also a vaccine sceptic, resisting offers to buy jabs for his population and refusing to get one himself.

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The exodus comes as health experts voice concern over the agency's approach to immunisations under the leadership of Kennedy, a vaccine sceptic.

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The ban has its sceptics, including students, who question how it would work, its wider implications and whether it is addressing the root cause of addiction.

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