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Synonyms for skeptical
ˈskɛp tɪ kəlskep·ti·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
disbelieving, skeptical, sceptical, unbelievingadjective
denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
"a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles"
Synonyms:
atheistic, unbelieving, nescient, sceptical, questioning, atheistical, doubting, disbelievingdoubting, questioning, skeptical, scepticaladjective
marked by or given to doubt
"a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener"
Synonyms:
speculative, unbelieving, wondering(a), inquisitive, sceptical, quizzical, doubting, questioning, disbelieving
Dictionary of English Synonymes
skepticaladjective
Synonyms:
[Written also Sceptical.] doubting, disbelieving, incredulous
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
skepticaladjective
Synonyms:
doubtful, disbelieving, incredulousAntonyms:
credulous
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List of paraphrases for "skeptical":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#13327 | questioning | |
#18409 | skeptical | |
#20066 | doubtful | |
#20140 | speculative | |
#42312 | sceptical | |
#45406 | doubting | |
#47076 | inquisitive | |
#53222 | scepticism | |
#76895 | atheistic | |
#81579 | unconvinced | |
#91005 | unbelieving | |
#102921 | quizzical | |
#128493 | disbelieving |
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When I first took him on I was a little skeptical, but once I saw him as a person, I knew this kid could do anything, i've always accepted him, but I was like' How am I going to do this ?' Once you see him out there it's different.
We're actually somewhat skeptical that we will have a great deal of clarity in the near term but, in any case, we believe that stability in Afghanistan and the region requires an end to violence.
I'm really skeptical of ESG, eSG is the paper straw of investing.
There's pressure for us to go out and promote the company, but it's difficult as I know most people here and they're skeptical of my motives.
He earned the trust and respect of those he was covering but never lost his ear for false notes, as shown by his contributions to Knight Ridder’s skeptical reporting on the run up to the Iraq war.
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