Synonyms of agnostic

agnostic 1 of 2

adjective

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.

Related Words

• secular
• atheistic
• skeptical
• irreligious
• godless
• questioning
• doubting
• heretical
• nonreligious
• unbelieving
• religionless
• pagan
• disbelieving
• unchurched
• churchless
• miscreant
• ungodly
• unholy
• unconsecrated
• irreverent
• blasphemous
• impious
• sacrilegious
• unhallowed
• heathen
• paganish
• profane

Dissimilar Words

• religious
• devout
• holy
• worshipful
• prayerful
• godly
• saintly
• sainted
• worshipping
• sacred
• sacrosanct
• God-fearing
• consecrated
• pious
• sanctified
• reverent
• hallowed

agnostic

2 of 2

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.

Related Words

• skeptic
• pagan
• questioner
• unbeliever
• disbeliever
• doubter
• cynic
• doubting Thomas
• heathen
• misanthrope
• ridiculer
• pessimist
• paganish
• scoffer
• derider

Dissimilar Words

• believer
• pigeon
• sucker
• gull
• dupe
• chump

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of agnostic

Adjective

My basketball-agnostic wife was in our family living room screaming like her favorite team had won it all. — Tony Jones, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Theoretically, if the city can match Stonepeak, Chicago Parking Meters should be agnostic. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

Noun

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