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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. sceptical. / ˈskɛptɪkəl / adjective. not convinced that something is true; doubtful. tending to mistrust people, ideas, etc, in general. of or relating to sceptics; sceptic.
: 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.
Skeptical definition: inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt. See examples of SKEPTICAL used in a sentence.
sceptical. adjective. /ˈskeptɪkl/. /ˈskeptɪkl/. (British English) ( North American English skeptical) having doubts that a claim or statement is true or that something will happen. She looked highly sceptical. sceptical about something I am sceptical about his chances of winning.
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.
4 days ago · Definition. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. sceptic, sceptical, scepticism. scep· tic, scep· ti· cal, scep· ti· cism. chiefly British spellings of skeptic, skeptical, skepticism. Dictionary Entries Near sceptic. scepterless. sceptic. sceptral. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style. “Sceptic.”
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”.
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.
