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skeptic

[skep-tik] / ˈskɛp tɪk /
NOUN
person who is leery, unbelieving
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agnostic cynic dissenter doubter pessimist questioner
STRONG
apostate atheist disbeliever freethinker heathen heretic infidel materialist misanthrope misbeliever nihilist pagan rationalist scoffer unbeliever
WEAK
doubting Thomas profaner
Antonyms
STRONGEST
believer optimist
WEAK
devotee disciple

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Evy is the show’s skeptic, able to use logic to refute every Creepypasta-lite story or folktale they come across on the show.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Evy is the skeptic who dismisses the noises as either an online hoax or bad plumbing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

In Beijing on Wednesday for his inaugural visit, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, long a China skeptic, will try to set a new tone with its biggest trading partner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Famed for predicting the housing market crash and a vocal skeptic of the AI boom, Michael Burry is now invoking one of the world’s most famous investors to add gravitas to his argument.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

Charles felt that if he could explain the evolution of the eye, he could convince even the harshest skeptic that he was right.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman