( 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.