sceptic

Other forms: sceptics

Definitions of sceptic
  1. noun
    someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
    synonyms: doubter, skeptic
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    types:
    doubting Thomas
    someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place)
    pessimist
    a person who expects the worst
    defeatist, negativist
    someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions
    type of:
    intellect, intellectual
    a person who uses the mind creatively
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