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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.
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
Skeptical definition: inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt. See examples of SKEPTICAL used in a sentence.
If you are sceptical about something, you have doubts about it. He took a sceptical view of the Government's intentions. American English : skeptical / ˈskɛptɪkəl /
Definition of sceptical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
: 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. 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.
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.
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. Dan thinks it will all work out but I remain skeptical. Ruth is convinced that it's a good idea but I'm deeply skeptical.
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.
