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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
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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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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.
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.
So, yes, I'm skeptical.
I'm a little skeptical about that, but, you know, anything is possible.
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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