sceptic

sceptic
(BrE) (AmE skeptic) noun
ADJECTIVE
hardened
VERB + SCEPTIC/SKEPTIC
convince, win over

He has managed to convince even the sceptics.

confound, defy, refute, silence
SCEPTIC/SKEPTIC + VERB
argue sth, claim sth, point out sth, say sth

Sceptics will argue that no such plan has ever proved successful.

think sth
doubt sth, question sth, wonder sth
PREPOSITION
sceptic about

She is a sceptic about the dangers of global warming.

PHRASES
prove the sceptics right, prove the sceptics wrong

Events since the elections have proved the sceptics right.


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  • Sceptic — Scep tic, Sceptical Scep tic*al, Scepticism Scep ti*cism, etc. See {Skeptic}, {Skeptical}, {Skepticism}, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • sceptic — UK [ˈskeptɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms sceptic : singular sceptic plural sceptics someone who has doubts about things that other people think are true or right …   English dictionary

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