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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.
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.
: 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
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.
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.
Skeptical definition: inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt. See examples of SKEPTICAL used in a sentence.
Definition of sceptical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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”
