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Synonyms for skeptical
ˈskɛp tɪ kəlskep·ti·cal

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Princeton's WordNet1.5 / 2 votes

  1. 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, disbelieving

    Antonyms:
    trustful, trusting, credulous

  2. doubting, 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

    Antonyms:
    trustful, trusting, credulous

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. skepticaladjective

    Synonyms:
    [Written also Sceptical.] doubting, disbelieving, incredulous

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. skepticaladjective

    Synonyms:
    doubtful, disbelieving, incredulous

    Antonyms:
    credulous

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "skeptical":

    sceptical, scepticism, doubtful, unconvinced

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#18409skeptical
#20066doubtful
#20140speculative
#42312sceptical
#45406doubting
#47076inquisitive
#53222scepticism
#76895atheistic
#81579unconvinced
#91005unbelieving
#102921quizzical
#128493disbelieving

How to use skeptical in a sentence?

  1. David Nichols:

    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.

  2. Richard Olson:

    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.

  3. Carson Block:

    I'm really skeptical of ESG, eSG is the paper straw of investing.

  4. Zhu Ling:

    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.

  5. Clark Hoyt:

    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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