skeptic

[skep-tik] / ˈskɛp tɪk /

NOUN

person who is leery, unbelieving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agnostic cynic dissenter doubter pessimist questioner

STRONG

apostate atheist disbeliever freethinker heathen heretic infidel materialist misanthrope misbeliever nihilist pagan rationalist scoffer unbeliever

WEAK

doubting Thomas profaner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

believer optimist

WEAK

devotee disciple

Example Sentences

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Being an Intel skeptic is a lonely business in 2026, but here I am.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

But he is also a skeptic of preemption when neither Congress nor the Constitution has explicitly stripped away some traditional power from the state.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

That rally was enough to get skeptic BNP Paribas analyst David O’Connor to back away from his bearish call on the stock.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

And Vance is the most prominent skeptic of foreign intervention within the administration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

One policy alone can’t save the world, the skeptic might respond.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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