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skeptic
[ skep-tik ]
noun
- a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.
- a person who maintains a doubting attitude, as toward values, plans, statements, or the character of others.
- a person who doubts the truth of a religion, especially Christianity, or of important elements of it.
Synonyms: doubter
Antonyms: believer
- (initial capital letter) Philosophy.
- a member of a philosophical school of ancient Greece, the earliest group of which consisted of Pyrrho and his followers, who maintained that real knowledge of things is impossible.
- any later thinker who doubts or questions the possibility of real knowledge of any kind.
adjective
- pertaining to skeptics or skepticism; skeptical.
- (initial capital letter) pertaining to the Skeptics.
skeptic
/ ˈskɛptɪk /
Derived Forms
- ˈskepticism, noun
- ˈskepticalness, noun
- ˈskeptical, adjective
- ˈskeptically, adverb
Other Words From
- anti·skeptic noun
- non·skeptic adjective noun
Word History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Then on Thursday, Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vociferous vaccine skeptic who has promoted false conspiracy theories concerning healthcare, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
He's been a vocal skeptic of vaccines for decades and opposes drinking water fluoridation.
Although Wilson will always be associated with the gullible and weaselly Dwight Schrute on NBC’s “The Office,” and Mandvi recently won a devoted fan following for his portrayal of the science-minded skeptic Ben Shakir in “Evil” on Paramount+, both men refer to theater as their first — and biggest — love.
“He’s going to make America healthy again,” Trump said of Kennedy, who is vaccine skeptic.
Does it matter that the Trump campaign has supposedly dangled to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the most well-known vaccine skeptic in the country, a government role overseeing “health and food safety”? Why not cut out the middleman and put the brain worm directly in charge?
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