Skeptical

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Marked by or given to doubt; questioning: a skeptical attitude; skeptical of political promises.
  • adj. Relating to or characteristic of skeptics or skepticism.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
  • adj. Of or relating to skepticism or the skeptics.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to, characteristic of, or upholding the method of philosophical skepticism or universal doubt; imbued with or marked by a disposition to question the possibility of real knowledge.
  • Disbelieving; mistrustful; doubting: as, a skeptical smile.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. marked by or given to doubt
  • adj. denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    believing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    doubtful    skeptic    pyrrhonian    pyrrhonic   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    receptacle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sceptical    incredulous    disapprove    cynical    contemptuous    quizzical    wary    bemused    exasperate    reluctant