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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The Critics And The Clarion Call Of course, there are skeptics.
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Pankaj Vasani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Critics of multilateralism, detractors of foreign aid, and skeptics of free trade had long advanced this claim.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
Meloni’s ability to win over skeptics is partly a testament to her evident talents.
—Massimo Calabresi, Time, 24 July 2025
Aluminum is one of the many vaccine ingredients that have come under fire from the Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and vaccine skeptics, who have suggested the substance can cause a range of childhood diseases.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 July 2025
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Pankaj Vasani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Critics of multilateralism, detractors of foreign aid, and skeptics of free trade had long advanced this claim.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
Meloni’s ability to win over skeptics is partly a testament to her evident talents.
—Massimo Calabresi, Time, 24 July 2025
Aluminum is one of the many vaccine ingredients that have come under fire from the Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and vaccine skeptics, who have suggested the substance can cause a range of childhood diseases.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for skeptic
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“Skeptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeptic. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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