SCEPTIC


Meaning of SCEPTIC in English

( BrE ) ( AmE skeptic ) noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ hardened

VERB + SCEPTIC/SKEPTIC

▪ convince , win over

He has managed to convince even the ~s.

▪ 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

▪ ~ about

She is a ~ about the dangers of global warming.

PHRASES

▪ prove the ~s right , prove the ~s wrong

Events since the elections have proved the ~s right.

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