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- pronunciation:
- skep
tihk
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others.
She was a skeptic who questioned the claims made about herbal remedies.
- synonyms:
- doubter, doubting Thomas
- antonyms:
- believer
- similar words:
- unbeliever
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| definition 2: |
one who is inclined to doubt religious claims to truth.
- synonyms:
- doubting Thomas, unbeliever
- antonyms:
- believer
- similar words:
- agnostic
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| definition 3: |
one who doubts the possibility of really knowing anything, esp. a member of the ancient Greek school that adopted this view as a philosophy.
- similar words:
- agnostic
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| related words: |
heretic |
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