skeptical

sceptical or skeptical (ˈskɛptɪk^əl)

—*adj*
1.	not convinced that something is true; doubtful
2.	tending to mistrust people, ideas, etc, in general
3.	of or relating to sceptics; sceptic

skeptical or skeptical

—*adj*

sceptically or skeptical

—*adv*

skeptically or skeptical

—*adv*

skeptic (ˈskɛptɪk)

—n, —*adj*
	an archaic, and the usual US, spelling of sceptic

'skeptical

—*adj*

'skeptically

—*adv*

'skepticalness

—n

'skepticism

—n

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skeptical

from skeptic.

Example sentences

Meanwhile, many manufacturers remain skeptical of putting water footprint

information on labels.

But my experience with such students has left me increasingly skeptical about

the wisdom of those actions.

Those who raised skeptical questions were deemed to be not on the team.

As the story unfolds, here are four skeptical questions worth pondering.

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Related Words

doubtful acatalepsy incredulous

positive skepticism unbelieving

Matching Quote

"One would wonder to hear skeptical men disputing for the reason of animals, and telling us it is only our pride and prejudices that will not allow them the use of that faculty. Reason shows itself in all occurrences of life; whereas the brute makes no discovery of such a talent, but in what immediately regards his own preservation, or the continuance of his species. Animals in their generation are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass. Take a brute out of his instinct, and you find him wholly deprived of understanding."

-Joseph Addison