SKEPTIC Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word skeptic. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SKEPTIC
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doubter | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs • someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something | ||||||||
agnostic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism • uncertain of all claims to knowledge noun • someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something • a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist) | ||||||||
atheist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • related to or characterized by or given to atheism noun • someone who does not believe in the existence of a god | ||||||||
cynic | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is critical of the motives of others • a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control | ||||||||
heretic | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church • a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) | ||||||||
infidel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who does not acknowledge your god | ||||||||
nonbeliever | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity) | ||||||||
questioner | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who asks a question | ||||||||
disbeliever | nounn | |||||||
noun • One who disbelieves; one who does not believe. | ||||||||
unbeliever | nounn | |||||||
noun • One who does not believe, particularly in a deity (used by believers to describe other people) | ||||||||
doubting thomas | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes • someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place) | ||||||||
sceptic | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs |