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Meanings of skeptic in English

Portuguese
cético
Catalan
escèptic

Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs.

        cético
        Usage of skeptic in English
        1
        The ground occupied by the skeptic is the vestibule of the temple.
        Representative Men: Seven Lectures
        2
        One of his energy policy advisers is a climate change skeptic, U.S.
        Reuters
        3
        My skeptic friend from New York thereupon grabbed the telephone and dialed.
        Ghosts
        4
        She was more than a fresh witness; she was a zealous skeptic.
        What alice knew: a most curious tale of henry james & jack the r...
        5
        A certain skeptic hardness was in her gaze as he visioned it.
        Merton of the Movies
        6
        His conclusion is thoughtfully optimistic - and appealing even to a skeptic.
        Wired
        7
        Nick did not apologize for being a skeptic-itcame with the job.
        Eye of vengeance
        8
        Not that I was a skeptic, but I was sometimes a doubter.
        The Dweller on the Threshold
        9
        That realization turned Gentile from a COIN practitioner to a COIN skeptic.
        Wired
        10
        I don't make films or move through my life as a skeptic.
        The Guardian
        11
        Certainly not one who was such a skeptic yet still accepted me unconditionally.
        Leaving Time
        12
        A Democratic skeptic of Schapiro's efforts was SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar.
        Reuters
        13
        Writer Julian Green, a firm skeptic, left the next morning in great hurry.
        Ghosts
        14
        He was a curious combination of a natural skeptic and a natural believer.
        Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish.
        15
        He is far from the only data skeptic at the Fed.
        Reuters
        16
        The voice of skeptic reason was altogether silent in him now.
        Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel
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        Portuguese
        cético
        Skeptic through the time
        Skeptic across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Common