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
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Recent Examples of skeptics
So will numbers from its Azure cloud business, although the skeptics will say they are pumped up by Microsoft’s affiliation with AI.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
This is not an EV meant to convince skeptics that electric vehicles are sensible.
—New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026
For the past few years, skeptics have warned that generative AI could lead to cultural stagnation by flooding the web with synthetic content that future AI systems then train on.
—Ahmed Elgammal, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
The money is moving from skeptics to believers.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Today’s crunchy universe has its own lexicon, myriad complicated theories and counter-theories, and a legion of skeptics and soothsayers, many with scientific or pseudoscientific backgrounds.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Two skeptics of the COVID vaccine, who were appointed to administration roles just last month, authored a brief assessment justifying the overhaul.
—Grayson Logue, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Most of the skeptics who walked in on Friday walked back out on Sunday soundly convinced.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
For years, however, the Sabres have been the Baba Yaga that skeptics of rebuilding through the draft have been able to point to as a cautionary tale.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
This is not an EV meant to convince skeptics that electric vehicles are sensible.
—New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026
For the past few years, skeptics have warned that generative AI could lead to cultural stagnation by flooding the web with synthetic content that future AI systems then train on.
—Ahmed Elgammal, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
The money is moving from skeptics to believers.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Today’s crunchy universe has its own lexicon, myriad complicated theories and counter-theories, and a legion of skeptics and soothsayers, many with scientific or pseudoscientific backgrounds.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Two skeptics of the COVID vaccine, who were appointed to administration roles just last month, authored a brief assessment justifying the overhaul.
—Grayson Logue, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Most of the skeptics who walked in on Friday walked back out on Sunday soundly convinced.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
For years, however, the Sabres have been the Baba Yaga that skeptics of rebuilding through the draft have been able to point to as a cautionary tale.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skeptics
questioners
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While stars and filmmakers this season tried to cope candidly with questioners, their impact was nonetheless inhibited by the rigors of Oscar rules.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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But your questioners are also asking about test scores?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Skeptics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeptics. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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