1
: an adherent or advocate of skepticism
2
: a person disposed to skepticism especially regarding religion or religious principles
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
California’s $20 minimum wage kicked in for fast-food franchise workers this week, but Republican skeptics are wondering: What about slow-food workers?
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John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
And unlike news articles or social media chatter likely to be seen by climate deniers and clean energy skeptics as partisan or untrustworthy, entertainment can still help change people’s minds.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, skeptics argued that expanding limited liability would encourage reckless behavior, effectively transferring risk from shareholders to customers and society at large.
—Chris Dixon, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024
But skeptics predict that’s likely to happen nonetheless.
—Paula Span, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
But there are still far more skeptics than proponents.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Derided by climate change skeptics and pundits for decades, and subjected to memes making light of his concern about global warming, Gore soldiers on.
—USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
While some skeptics find the military's flare explanation plausible, others acknowledge that some aspects of the Phoenix Lights incident remain unexplained.
—The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
Some skeptics of the allegations accuse Israel of using them to justify the intensity of its military actions in Gaza.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024
John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
And unlike news articles or social media chatter likely to be seen by climate deniers and clean energy skeptics as partisan or untrustworthy, entertainment can still help change people’s minds.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, skeptics argued that expanding limited liability would encourage reckless behavior, effectively transferring risk from shareholders to customers and society at large.
—Chris Dixon, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024
But skeptics predict that’s likely to happen nonetheless.
—Paula Span, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
But there are still far more skeptics than proponents.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Derided by climate change skeptics and pundits for decades, and subjected to memes making light of his concern about global warming, Gore soldiers on.
—USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
While some skeptics find the military's flare explanation plausible, others acknowledge that some aspects of the Phoenix Lights incident remain unexplained.
—The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
Some skeptics of the allegations accuse Israel of using them to justify the intensity of its military actions in Gaza.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Skeptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeptic. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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