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skeptic
noun [C] /ˈskep.tɪk/Definition
› US for scepticSuspecting and questioningQuestioning people and asking questions in generalCuriosityBelievers and non-believersSupporters, members and defenders
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SMART Thesaurus: Suspecting & questioning
Synonyms and related words:
- call into question idiom
- challenge noun (QUESTION)
- challenge verb (DOUBT)
- challenge verb (STOP)
- cynic noun
- cynical adjective
- dispute verb
- doubter noun
- doubting Thomas noun
- I'd like to see... idiom
- misgiving noun
- niggle noun (WORRY)
- query noun
- query verb
- reservation noun (DOUBT)
- sceptical adjective
- smell a rat idiom
- suspect verb (DOUBT)
- suspicion noun (DOUBT)
- suspiciously adverb (DOUBT)
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