Definition of skeptic
1 : an adherent or advocate of skepticism
2 : a person disposed to skepticism especially regarding religion or religious principles
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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.
Recent Examples of skeptic from the Web
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But this focus on how using scare tactics doesn’t persuade skeptics overlooks another problem.
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Even skeptics of his results acknowledge his expertise.
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Skeptics were quick to point out that in 2007 more than a thousand US mayors signed a pledge to meet the emissions cuts mandated under the Kyoto Protocol, but virtually all of them missed the targets.
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Nevertheless, Thursday night felt a bit disappointing—especially for Tatum skeptics—following the jubilation of the Celtics’ lottery drawing win.
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There likely are still skeptics who point to all the plans of the past, and their limited or lack of success.
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Some skeptics say blockchain will never be adopted broadly or pose a threat to traditional banks, while others point to the volatility of bitcoin, the digital currency based on the technology.
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Dancehall has been going strong since June 1997 at the Casba, where a white DJ from the heart of the Midwest has won over countless skeptics who come to dance to Caribbean sounds.
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Dr. Charles Nemeroff, chair of psychiatry at the University of Miami and the person pegged by the APA to lead the group that wrote the JAMA Psychiatry advisory, is also a skeptic.
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Origin and Etymology of skeptic
Latin or Greek; Latin scepticus, from Greek skeptikos, from skeptikos thoughtful, from skeptesthai to look, consider — more at spy
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: a person who questions or doubts something (such as a claim or statement) : a person who often questions or doubts things
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: a person who has or shows doubt about something
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