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skeptic::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | doubter, sceptic |
| Type of | intellect, intellectual |
| Has types | doubting thomas, pessimist |
| Derivation | skeptical |
Examples of skeptic
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Perhaps it feels real because Redford, ever the skeptic, doesn't romanticize it.
From the timesunion.com
This Roman skeptic is stunned by the Honor, power and toughness of Jesus Christ.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
A skepchick is that rare creature, the skeptic who is both female and desirable.
From the scienceblogs.com
As I've said before, in my opinion, a real skeptic accepts scientific consensus.
From the scienceblogs.com
A skeptic might say this new plan sounds just as unrealistic as its predecessor.
From the heraldtribune.com
A few cuts here and there, a skeptic could say, will not make a healthy airline.
From the businessweek.com
Funny, but Mike Adams'concept of a skeptic sounds a lot like Mike Adams himself.
From the scienceblogs.com
The world-weary Aibileen is the perfect counterpoint to the newly minted skeptic.
From the latimes.com
No educated skeptic denies that the medium term trend in temperature is rising.
From the independent.co.uk
- Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
- (skeptical) disbelieving: denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion; "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles"
- (skeptically) sceptically: with scepticism; in a sceptical manner; "he looked at her sceptically"
- (skepticism) incredulity: doubt about the truth of something
- (skepticism) agnosticism: the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
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- Skeptic is a quarterly science education and science advocacy magazine published internationally by The Skeptics Society, a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting scientific skepticism and resisting the spread of pseudoscience, superstition, and irrational beliefs. ...
- The Skeptic is a 2009 American horror film written and directed by Tennyson Bardwell. Starring Tim Daly, Zoe Saldana, and Tom Arnold, and featuring Robert Prosky and Edward Hermann, it depicts the story of an attorney who inherits a seemingly haunted house, though he does not believe in the ...
- Contemporary skepticism (or scepticism) is loosely used to denote any questioning attitude, or some degree of doubt regarding claims that are elsewhere taken for granted.
