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

Companies are also making pledges to reduce their impact on the environment and offering assurances that data centers will boost local property values — all while maintaining AI is a positive force for the American economy, despite its skeptics. — Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

The second episode brings listeners along as AJC reporters follow the evidence behind the Fulton County investigation and unpack how skeptics, activists, lawmakers and election officials have spent years fighting over what really happened. — Ajc Communications, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026

But vaccine skeptics have seized on public health messages that focus on frightening accounts and statistics, rather than the much more numerous children who recover. — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026

While a growing number of advocates say that ultraprocessing is dangerous to public health, skeptics counter that the fervor around the topic has become a moral panic, and insist that some ultraprocessed foods can be part of a healthy diet. — Garrett M. Broad, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

When Knob Creek 21 was first announced last year, there were plenty of skeptics, including this writer. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2026

The company agrees with skeptics like the NFL that justices must eventually opine on whether states and tribes should regulate its sports event contracts as sports bets, a Supreme Court litigator working with Kalshi told Semafor. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

An ever-lonelier minority of skeptics argue that AI’s rise may seem unusually fast but is in fact following a centuries-old script. — Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

In addition to skeptics like Putiata, few Ukrainian troops were trained to use these new weapons. — Greg Myre, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026