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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Since then, both theories have been tested, revised and improved, standing the test of time and winning over skeptics in the scientific community.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2025
That’s a point that should be able to unite the most diehard alien truthers and the skeptics who are sick of hearing about this.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
Indeed, the podcast goes so far as to invert the question that skeptics started asking in the ’90s: whether spellers were capable of sharing information that their facilitators didn’t know.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
So, how did Baker’s film overcome the skeptics and wind up the champion of the whole Oscar pole dance?
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2025
That’s a point that should be able to unite the most diehard alien truthers and the skeptics who are sick of hearing about this.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
Indeed, the podcast goes so far as to invert the question that skeptics started asking in the ’90s: whether spellers were capable of sharing information that their facilitators didn’t know.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
So, how did Baker’s film overcome the skeptics and wind up the champion of the whole Oscar pole dance?
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Skeptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeptic. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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