Synonyms of skeptics

skeptics

noun

plural of skeptic

as in questioners

a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something

the demand by skeptics that believers in Bigfoot produce some hard evidence of that hairy humanoid

Synonyms & Similar Words

• questioners
• doubters
• unbelievers
• disbelievers
• cynics
• doubting Thomases
• agnostics
• pessimists
• scoffers
• misanthropes
• ridiculers
• deriders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pigeons
• suckers
• gulls
• dupes
• chumps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skeptics

Saturated without feeling loud, the playful hue transforms the Moss table and chairs into a statement set that brightens the whole room (though a natural Birch finish is also available for color skeptics). — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2026

Within months of his confirmation as secretary, Kennedy had dismissed every member of the CDC's vaccine advisory board and replaced them with new appointees, some of them prominent vaccine skeptics. — Karen Brown, NPR, 30 July 2026

The broken promises include firing a panel of vaccine advisers and handpicking a number of replacements, including some vaccine skeptics. — Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 30 July 2026

Former skeptics are then filmed describing their experience and published as a steady stream of internal success stories. — Peter High, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

The ordinance must move through hearings, survive a hard budget season and win a majority of a council where skeptics remain — all with elections looming. — Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

From Salve Regina to Holy Cross and James Madison, Chesney built winners where skeptics said it couldn’t be done. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

There were skeptics at first, but after the two-year experimental period, all of the coaches were in agreement that the decision was a huge success. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026

Among the most outspoken skeptics is Dave Caneer, a former Cal Poly swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1970s. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026