sceptic

[skep-tik]

noun

1. skeptic.

sceptic

¹

/ ˈskɛptɪk /

noun

1. a person who habitually doubts the authenticity of accepted beliefs

2. a person who mistrusts people, ideas, etc, in general

3. a person who doubts the truth of religion, esp Christianity

adjective

1. of or relating to sceptics; sceptical

Sceptic

²

/ ˈskɛptɪk /

noun

1. a member of one of the ancient Greek schools of philosophy, esp that of Pyrrho, who believed that real knowledge of things is impossible

adjective

1. of or relating to the Sceptics

Other Word Forms

• scepticism noun
• Scepticism noun
• antisceptic noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sceptic¹

C16: from Latin scepticus, from Greek skeptikos one who reflects upon, from skeptesthai to consider

Example Sentences

The exodus comes as health experts voice concern over the agency's approach to immunisations under the leadership of Kennedy, a vaccine sceptic.

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The ban has its sceptics, including students, who question how it would work, its wider implications and whether it is addressing the root cause of addiction.

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But the abortive fracking efforts of the last decade or so have turned the former Tory MP into a sceptic.

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So does Kennedy - probably the country's most famous vaccine sceptic – have a point, or is he making a monumental miscalculation?

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Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine sceptic, announced he was pulling the funding over claims that "mRNA technology poses more risks than benefits for these respiratory viruses".

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