skeptic

Meanings

Plural: skeptics

Noun

someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
Someone who doubts beliefs, claims, plans, etc that are accepted by others as true or appropriate, especially one who habitually does so.
Someone who is skeptical towards religion.

Adj

Skeptical.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French sceptique (but with a pronunciation closer to that of the Greek etymon), or possibly directly from Late Latin scepticus (originally attested only in the plural Scepticī (“the sect of Skeptics”)), from Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikós, “thoughtful, inquiring”), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “I consider”), compare to σκοπέω (skopéō, “I view, examine”).

Synonyms

doubter, sceptic

Scrabble Score: 15

skeptic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
skeptic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
skeptic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

skeptic is a valid Words With Friends word