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- Dictionarysceptical/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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doubting that something is true or useful: Many experts remain sceptical about/of his claims. Fewer examples. I'm a bit sceptical about his chances of success. I take a more sceptical view. Dan thinks it will all work out but I remain sceptical. Ruth is convinced that it's a good idea but I'm deeply sceptical.
skeptical. adjective. mainly US (UK usually sceptical) uk / ˈskep.tɪ.k ə l / us / ˈskep.tɪ.k ə l / Add to word list. C2. doubting that something is true or useful: Many experts remain skeptical about/of his claims. Fewer examples. I'm a bit skeptical about his chances of success. I take a more skeptical view.
adj. 1. not convinced that something is true; doubtful. 2. tending to mistrust people, ideas, etc, in general. 3. (Philosophy) of or relating to sceptics; sceptic. ˈsceptically, ˈskeptically adv.
: relating to, characteristic of, or marked by skepticism. a skeptical listener. skeptically. ˈskep-ti-k (ə-)lē. adverb. Synonyms. disbelieving. distrustful. doubting. incredulous. mistrustful. negativistic. questioning. show-me. suspecting. suspicious. unbelieving. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of skeptical in a Sentence.
adjective. not convinced that something is true; doubtful. tending to mistrust people, ideas, etc, in general. of or relating to sceptics; sceptic. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈsceptically, adverb. Discover More. Other Words From. an ti·scep ti·cal adjective. hy per·scep ti·cal adjective. hy per·scep ti·cal·ly adverb. hy per·scep ti·cal·ness noun
doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical. showing doubt: a skeptical smile. denying or questioning the tenets of a religion: a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles. Synonyms: unbelieving. (initial capital letter) of or relating to Skeptics or Skepticism.
Definition of sceptical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Definitions of skeptical. adjective. marked by or given to doubt. “a skeptical attitude” “a skeptical listener” synonyms: doubting, questioning, sceptical. distrustful. having or showing distrust. adjective. denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion. “a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles”
3 meanings: 1. not convinced that something is true; doubtful 2. tending to mistrust people, ideas, etc, in general 3. of or.... Click for more definitions.
