disbeliever

as in skeptic
a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something the usual disbelievers refused to accept the president's claim that he was acting only in the public interest

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skeptic
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  • But skeptics argue that political access isn’t a substitute for cultural alignment or academic vision.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
  • Instead, their context, brevity and limited outcome provided skeptics with more reasons to doubt Moscow wants peace.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
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“Disbeliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbeliever. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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