disbeliever

noun

Definition of disbelievernext
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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  1. skeptic
  2. questioner
Noun
  • Under Kennedy, vaccine skeptics have been elevated to prominent positions and public-health agencies have suppressed the publication of scientific reports that diverge from his preferred narrative.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Ladapo has asserted himself as one of the country’s most outspoken vaccine skeptics, going beyond what some of his fellow Republicans have been comfortable with.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of skeptic
Noun
  • What kind of a position is that for the interviewer or the questioner to assume?
    — Agnes Callard, The New York Review of Books, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Mark Hamill, Martha Stewart, Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro were some of the questioners.
    — Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Definition of questioner
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“Disbeliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbeliever. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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