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noun

as in skeptic
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
Adjective
Bell, meanwhile, costars with Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This; the series follows an American rabbi (Brody, 45) and an agnostic woman who embark on a romantic relationship despite the odds against them. Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025 With the era’s signature tapered legs and rich, warm wood tone, this bed frame leans distinctly mid-century while still being design-agnostic enough to shift with your kid’s evolving tastes. Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 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 See All Example Sentences for agnostic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agnostic
Adjective
  • Hamas’s founding goal was to wrest control of the Palestinian national movement from its secular rivals and transform it into an Islamist cause.
    Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Interview Jews, Israeli Arabs, Druze, orthodox, secular, etc.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • Vaccine skeptics falsely claim that the measles vaccine causes autism, a claim repeatedly disproven by extensive scientific research.
    Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Reviewing pages have been thinned by the forces of history and technology; few Pynchon skeptics anymore bother to take the time to read the novels and register their objections.
    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Burnett urged those who received the calls to stay skeptical of anyone claiming to be a deputy and to not engage in conversation with them.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Some fans accepted the clarification, while others remained skeptical.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Agnostic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agnostic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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