as in skeptics
a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something
a hardheaded unbeliever who demanded to see concrete evidence of any alleged UFO activity
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Recent Examples of unbelievers
An idea could be forming despite unbelievers.
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Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Mar. 2026
Peppering dashes of humor into its brew of foreboding, the movie views the rise of an authoritarian movement through its effect on a family of unbelievers, covering a five-year period that begins in celebration and ends somewhere very different.
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Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Mar. 2026
Peppering dashes of humor into its brew of foreboding, the movie views the rise of an authoritarian movement through its effect on a family of unbelievers, covering a five-year period that begins in celebration and ends somewhere very different.
—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbelievers
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Even so, placing Gálvez in the pantheon of the American Revolution really might help all Americans, even skeptics, see that Hispanics belong in this country.
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Regan argued skeptics like Newsom and the CTA were betraying their base.
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Mark Hamill, Martha Stewart, Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro were some of the questioners.
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Mueller repeatedly referred questioners back to the text of his report, apparently unwilling—or unable—to add any words of his own.
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“Unbelievers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbelievers. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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