as in skeptics
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 agnostics
The military will now use 31 religious affiliations, down from more than 200, which included many small Protestant denominations as well as identifications for Wiccans, atheists and agnostics.
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Tiffany Stanley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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
Tiffany Stanley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agnostics
skeptics
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José Ramírez has never been one of those skeptics.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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What’s next For climate change, misperceptions are partly driven by partisan polarization, visible disagreement among leaders and vocal opposition from skeptics.—
Stylianos Syropoulos,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Agnostics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agnostics. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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