disbeliever

Definition of disbelievernext
as in skeptic
a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something the usual disbelievers refused to accept the president's claim that he was acting only in the public interest

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Noun
  • Companies like Runway see themselves as a bridge between the Silicon Valley hypesters and Hollywood skeptics, catering to filmmakers with tools and eschewing social applications like ByteDance’s Seesaw (The Brad Pitt-Tom Cruise fight people).
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
  • This has thrilled skeptics of post-Biden Democrats, who wonder why no other potential candidate will say, as Emanuel did to Megyn Kelly, that a man cannot become a woman — and then defend that opinion to NPR.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Mueller repeatedly referred questioners back to the text of his report, apparently unwilling—or unable—to add any words of his own.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Several questioners pressed Steyer on his positions on Israel’s actions in Palestine and asked him to work to divest state entities from Israeli companies.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Disbeliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbeliever. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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