1
: an adherent or advocate of skepticism
2
: a person disposed to skepticism especially regarding religion or religious principles
Examples of skeptic in a Sentence
Skeptics have pointed out flaws in the researchers' methods.
You can believe in ghosts if you like, but I'm still a skeptic.
He is a skeptic and a cynic.
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Converting aerospace skeptics For investors, Honeywell Aerospace represents a pure play on the growth of commercial aviation and the defense industry.
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Phil Lebeau,meghan Reeder, CNBC, 3 June 2026
David Ellison, chief executive of CBS News parent Paramount, brought in Weiss — a skeptic of legacy media — with a mandate to move the division more to the political center.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
But skeptics have long argued that such funding, which has increased eightfold under Infantino, is really just a mechanism for patronage and control.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The skeptics make a reasonable case.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Phil Lebeau,meghan Reeder, CNBC, 3 June 2026
David Ellison, chief executive of CBS News parent Paramount, brought in Weiss — a skeptic of legacy media — with a mandate to move the division more to the political center.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
But skeptics have long argued that such funding, which has increased eightfold under Infantino, is really just a mechanism for patronage and control.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The skeptics make a reasonable case.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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“Skeptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeptic. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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