skeptic

noun

skep·tic ˈskep-tik

Synonyms of skeptic next

: an adherent or advocate of skepticism

: a person disposed to skepticism especially regarding religion or religious principles

Example Sentences

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.

Recent Examples on the Web The debate over whether masks limit COVID-19 transmission recently reignited after a new review of the research came out, drawing out skeptics and defenders, and — as so often happens — leaving the ordinary citizen befuddled. —

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023 But skeptics say that even if that plan pans out, revenue is still years away and will hardly be enough to make up for falling oil returns in the future. —

Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2023 And some skeptics believe that employees’ productivity would eventually decrease if the four-day workweek was made permanent. —

Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2023 When, for example, skeptics question why the trustees of pension schemes persevere with high allocations of retirement savings to alternatives funds such as those managed by Blackstone, they are told that reducing such allocations will hurt ordinary workers most. —

Brett Christophers, Time, 23 June 2023 Arguably the most controversial upgrade is artificial intelligence (AI), which promises speedier and more efficient work but threatens, in some skeptics’ minds, the replacement of human careers. —

Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023 Although skeptics feared that troubled people would leave or get evicted, early results were impressive. —

Jason Deparle, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023 But skeptics were proven wrong when Ratatouille began boiling over on its way to earning $623 million at the worldwide box office. —

Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023 That should be enough to satisfy Ukraine’s backers and convince even skeptics that Kyiv has successfully switched from defense to offense and can win. —

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2023 See More

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