skeptic (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *skeptic*:
NOUN	person	skeptic, sceptic, doubter	someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs

skeptic > pronunciation
Sounds	skeh'ptihk
Rhymes	academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...

English > *skeptic*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs.
Synonyms	sceptic, doubter
Narrower	doubting Thomas	someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place)
Narrower	pessimist	A person who expects the worst
Broader	intellectual, intellect	A person who uses the mind creatively
Spanish	escéptico, incrédulo
Catalan	escèptic, incrèdul
Adjectives	skeptical	marked by or given to doubt
Adjectives	skeptical	denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

HyperDic: skeptic