Antonyms for sceptic


Grammar : Noun
Spell : skep-tik
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskɛp tɪk


Definition of sceptic

Origin :
  • chiefly British English spelling of skeptic (q.v.). Related: Sceptical; sceptically; scepticism.
  • As in iconoclast : noun detractor
Example sentences :
  • This begets a very natural question; What is meant by a sceptic?
  • Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
  • I was not then a sceptic; I had got as far as disbelief in infant baptism, but no further.
  • Extract from : « Samuel Butler: A Sketch » by Henry Festing Jones
  • Socrates is nowhere represented to us as a freethinker or sceptic.
  • Extract from : « Apology » by Plato
  • He was a sceptic about everything, even about his own position.
  • Extract from : « Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens » by G. K. Chesterton
  • Napoleon, himself a sceptic, was cognizant of this slave philosophy.
  • Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
  • The sceptic, disillusioned, is stated to have failed to appreciate the joke!
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Cambrian » by C. P. Gasquoine
  • There is no sceptic who does not feel that many have doubted before.
  • Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton
  • Yes,” said the sceptic, “he is there, and there he will remain for a long time.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Folk-Lore » by Elias Owen
  • Valentin was a sceptic in the severe style of France, and could have no love for priests.
  • Extract from : « The Innocence of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton
  • It remains to say that he was not disposed, being a sceptic and a scoffer.
  • Extract from : « Other Main-Travelled Roads » by Hamlin Garland

Synonyms for sceptic

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