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Sceptic: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Sceptic noun. A person who questions or doubts claims, especially those others accept without evidence.
How to say it
SKEP-tik/ˈskɛptɪk/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (SKEP). Forms: sceptics, sceptical, scepticism.
Sceptic in a sentence
A lifelong sceptic, he asked to see the psychic's results before booking.
The sceptics in the room were won over by the second demonstration.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- doubter
- cynic
- questioner
- agnostic
Opposite:
- believer
Where sceptic comes from
From Greek skeptikos, inquiring, from skeptesthai, to look about or consider.
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Which word fills the gap?
The _____ in the room were won over by the second demonstration.
- premise
- panpsychism
- sceptic
Show the answer
sceptic: The sceptics in the room were won over by the second demonstration.