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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
But since editing talent is now globally distributed, creators are becoming more agnostic about their collaborators’ home base. Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 The outputs of the Tokenomics Foundation will always be focused on vendor-agnostic best practices to solve the tokenomics challenge. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
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The exemplar of how controversy can turn sports agnostics into a captive audience is the ladies’ singles figure skating finals at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2026 As agnostics, we are also intrigued by the return of certain humanitarian values to Catholicism under Pope Francis — the idea of the Church as a place for the outcast. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for agnostic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agnostic
Adjective
  • Treasuries were more than a decade into a massive secular bull market as the '90s bubble inflated.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Sunita Viswanath, executive director of Hindus for Human Rights, said her group is one of 61 interfaith and secular organizations that signed an open letter protesting Saturday’s event.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • That's one reason college rankings have always attracted skeptics.
    Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Kessel said the project is a proof of concept for yet another tool in shark conservation, especially as there are still skeptics in the field.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • His father's death during World War II influenced his pursuit of the ministry even amid the officially atheistic communist regime of the Soviet Union, according to his obituary on the OCU website.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But there has been a recent rise in secular congregations that explicitly mimic religious organizations and rituals to celebrate atheistic worldviews.
    Jacqui Frost, The Conversation, 11 Jan. 2024
Adjective
  • And given their preference for rocky environments over sandy lagoons and the crabs’ reproductive prowess, fishermen and experts alike are skeptical.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The early sales reps who thrived on instinct and relationships start selling into a market that’s crowded, educated and skeptical.
    Doug May, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Agnostic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agnostic. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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