skeptic

also scep·tic (skĕp'tĭk)
n.

1. One who instinctively or habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees with assertions or generally accepted conclusions.
2. One inclined to skepticism in religious matters.
3. Philosophy.
   1. often Skeptic An adherent of a school of skepticism.
   2. Skeptic A member of an ancient Greek school of skepticism, especially that of Pyrrho of Elis (360?-272? B.C.).

[Latin Scepticus, disciple of Pyrrho of Elis, from Greek Skeptikos, from skeptesthai, to examine.]

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A sceptic (pronounced skep-tik) is someone who doubts accepted opinions or judgements and differs from a cynic, whose doubts concern human values and motives. Sceptic is also an adjective, but the more common adjectival form is sceptical. In American English the words are spelt skeptic and skeptical.

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also sceptic

noun

One who habitually or instinctively doubts or questions: doubter, doubting Thomas, nonbeliever, unbeliever. See belief/unbelief.

n

Definition: person who is leery, unbelieving
Antonyms: believer, devotee, disciple

See words rhyming with "sceptic."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skeptisk
adj. - skeptiker

Nederlands (Dutch)
sceptisch, scepticus

Français (French)
n. - sceptique
adj. - sceptique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Skeptiker, Zweifler
adj. - skeptisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φιλοσ.) σκεπτικιστής
adj. - σκεπτικιστικός, δύσπιστος

Italiano (Italian)
scettico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - céptico (m)
adj. - céptico

Русский (Russian)
скептик, философ-скептик, скептический

Español (Spanish)
n. - escéptico
adj. - escéptico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skeptiker, tvivlare
adj. - skeptisk, tvivlande, klentrogen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
怀疑者, 疑虑极深的人, 怀疑论者, 惯于怀疑的, 怀疑宗教的, 怀疑论者的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 懷疑者, 疑慮極深的人, 懷疑論者
adj. - 慣於懷疑的, 懷疑宗教的, 懷疑論者的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 회의론자, 회의학파, 무신론자
adj. - 의심 많은, 회의적인, 종교의 교리를 부인하는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 懐疑論者, 懐疑学派の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألنازع ألى ألشك (صفه) ألشكوكي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדם הנוטה להטיל ספק בכל הדיעות המקובלות, מפקפק באמיתות דתיות‬
adj. - ‮ספקן‬

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