as in secular
not having or showing conviction about the existence of God
As she grew older, she began to question the religious teachings of her youth and became more agnostic.
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a person who does not have a definite belief about whether God exists or not
He was an agnostic despite his religious upbringing.
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Recent Examples of agnostic
James Manso, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
The simple shape is style-agnostic, durable, and dishwasher-safe for easy cleanup.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2025
Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
The lawsuit, filed in October 2024, includes 32 plaintiffs from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds—including Baptists, Catholics, Presbyterians, atheists, agnostics, and Indigenous community members.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Yes Day and Sincerely Yours — but Liebmann thinks the toy trend is age-agnostic.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
The simple shape is style-agnostic, durable, and dishwasher-safe for easy cleanup.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2025
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Then-Vice President Kamala Harris, conversely, had significant majority support from Black protestants (85 percent), Jewish voters (65 percent), Hispanic Catholics (65 percent), agnostics (78 percent) and atheists (85 percent).
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
The lawsuit, filed in October 2024, includes 32 plaintiffs from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds—including Baptists, Catholics, Presbyterians, atheists, agnostics, and Indigenous community members.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agnostic
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Otherwise disparate segments of Iranian society, such as the conservative Bazaari merchants hitherto largely loyal to the clerics and more liberal and secular Iranian youth, shared this overarching goal.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Its first secular use, as a term for major literary texts, dates to the eighteenth century, and that sense became gradually more pervasive as authority was divorced from scripture.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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For the past few years, skeptics have warned that generative AI could lead to cultural stagnation by flooding the web with synthetic content that future AI systems then train on.—
Ahmed Elgammal,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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The money is moving from skeptics to believers.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Guardian also reported that Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio, initially skeptical about engaging with senior figures from Maduro’s inner circle, came to see Rodríguez’s assurances as a potential way to prevent instability following Maduro’s removal.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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The women are very skeptical of Amanda.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Agnostic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agnostic. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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