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 most transformative tables are those where people think differently and where pragmatists sit beside poets and skeptics challenge visionaries.
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Natalie Silverman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Ladapo, the DeSantis administration’s most frequent vocal skeptic of vaccines, wears numerous hats in Florida.
—Kirby Wilson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Abrahms, like Hazony, suggested that this summer’s US airstrikes in Iran proved the skeptics wrong.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Though skeptics of the results of the 2020 election often cast doubt on mail-in voting, experts widely rated the 2020 election as secure.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Natalie Silverman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Ladapo, the DeSantis administration’s most frequent vocal skeptic of vaccines, wears numerous hats in Florida.
—Kirby Wilson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Abrahms, like Hazony, suggested that this summer’s US airstrikes in Iran proved the skeptics wrong.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Though skeptics of the results of the 2020 election often cast doubt on mail-in voting, experts widely rated the 2020 election as secure.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 2 Sep. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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