unbelievers

plural of unbeliever
as in skeptics
a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something a hardheaded unbeliever who demanded to see concrete evidence of any alleged UFO activity

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Noun
  • So there were still some skeptics.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • These skeptics — in what may come as a surprise — tend to be younger.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bondi arrived armed with personal attacks against individual Democratic senators and lobbed them at her questioners when pressed on a range of topics.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Unbelievers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbelievers. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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