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

Convincing skeptics Getting reading glasses can make a big difference for a person's income, in addition to making every day tasks easier. — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 11 July 2026

There’s an emerging consensus right now, particularly among AI skeptics, that the most distinctly human qualities are emotion, intuition, the ability to sense and feel. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 11 July 2026

Where Warsh may encounter skeptics is on the Federal Open Market Committee, which has the power to set interest rates. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Any interruptions in recruiting officers could set the department back, the skeptics argue. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

To skeptics who say the American version of soccer chants and songs isn’t the real thing, Back said to give it time. — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 July 2026

Even so, placing Gálvez in the pantheon of the American Revolution really might help all Americans, even skeptics, see that Hispanics belong in this country. — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Regan argued skeptics like Newsom and the CTA were betraying their base. — Ben Paviour july 2, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

The money is real at the unit level, which is where the old skeptics went wrong. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026