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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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Words popularity by usage frequency

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

How to use skeptical in a sentence?

  1. Karen Merrill:

    Oklahoma, and this region of the country in particular, are pretty skeptical of things like that, i guess, mostly, it shows we've been through it so many times, and it's just a cycle. You have your hot, you have your cold.

  2. Chris Murphy:

    I am skeptical we can reach consensus but I'm willing to stay at the table over next few weeks. Maybe I'm a fool for trying but stakes are too high.

  3. Tulsi Gabbard:

    So, yes, I'm skeptical.

  4. Anthony Fauci:

    I'm a little skeptical about that, but, you know, anything is possible.

  5. Stuart Rothenberg:

    The mayor has not hidden his progressive beliefs and his view that the Democratic Party needs to address them, many remain skeptical about former Secretary Clinton's agenda, and it is not surprising that a high-profile mayor of New York would see himself as a leading spokesman for the progressive agenda.


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