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    sceptical
    /ˈskɛptɪkl/

    adjective

    • 1. not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations: "the public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals"
    • 2. relating to the theory that certain knowledge is impossible.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCEPTICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Sceptical means doubting that something is true or useful. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in other languages.

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    Skeptical means relating to, characteristic of, or marked by skepticism, which is doubt or disbelief. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related articles of skeptical.

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    skeptical. sceptical. / ˈskɛptɪkəl / adjective. not convinced that something is true; doubtful. tending to mistrust people, ideas, etc, in general. of or relating to sceptics; sceptic.

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    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective sceptical, which means having doubts that something is true or will happen. See examples, synonyms and related words in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English.

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    adjective. marked by or given to doubt. synonyms: doubting, questioning, skeptical. distrustful. having or showing distrust. adjective. denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion. synonyms: disbelieving, skeptical, unbelieving. incredulous.

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    Skeptical definition: inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt. See examples of SKEPTICAL used in a sentence.