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sceptical
scep·tic S0130700 (skĕp′tĭk)n. Variant of skeptic.
scep′ti·cal adj.
skep·ti·cal also scep·ti·cal S0130800 (skĕp′tĭ-kəl)adj.1. Marked by or given to doubt; questioning: skeptical of political promises.2. Relating to or characteristic of skeptics or skepticism.
skep′ti·cal·ly adv.sceptical (ˈskɛptɪkəl) or skepticaladj1. not convinced that something is true; doubtful2. tending to mistrust people, ideas, etc, in general3. (Philosophy) of or relating to sceptics; sceptic ˈsceptically, ˈskeptically advskep•ti•cal or scep•ti•cal (ˈskɛp tɪ kəl)
adj. 1. inclined to skepticism; having doubt. 2. showing doubt: a skeptical smile. 3. denying or questioning religion or the tenets of a religion. 4. (cap.) of or pertaining to Skeptics or Skepticism. [1630–40] skep′ti•cal•ly, adv. syn: See doubtful. sceptic sceptical1. 'sceptic'Sceptic is a noun. A sceptic is someone who has doubts about things that other people believe. The sceptic may argue that there are no grounds for such optimism.He will need to polish his arguments if he is to convince the sceptics.2. 'sceptical'Sceptical is an adjective. If you are sceptical about something, you have doubts about it. Robert's father was sceptical about hypnotism.At first Meyer had been sceptical.The usual American spellings of 'sceptic' and 'sceptical' are skeptic and skeptical. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  sceptical - marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener"doubting, questioning, skepticaldistrustful - having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson | | 2. |  sceptical - denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion; "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles"disbelieving, skeptical, unbelievingincredulous - not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving |
scepticaladjective doubtful, cynical, dubious, questioning, doubting, hesitating, scoffing, hesitant, unconvinced, disbelieving, incredulous, quizzical, mistrustful, unbelieving scientists who are sceptical about global warming
believing, trusting, unquestioning, sure, certain, convinced, dogmatic, credulous, free from doubt, undoubting, of fixed mindskeptical also sceptical
adjective1. Experiencing doubt:doubtful, dubious, uncertain, undecided, unsure.Idiom: in doubt.2. Refusing or reluctant to believe:disbelieving, incredulous, questioning, unbelieving.Translationssceptic (American also skeptic) (ˈskeptik) noun a person who is unwilling to believe. Most people now accept this theory, but there are a few sceptics. 凡事存疑的人，懷疑論者 怀疑论者ˈsceptical adjective (often with about) unwilling to believe. They say apples clean your teeth, but I'm sceptical about that myself. 凡事存疑的 怀疑论的ˈsceptically adverb 存疑地 怀疑地ˈscepticism (ˈ-sizəm) noun a doubting or questioning attitude. I regard his theories with scepticism. 存疑態度 怀疑态度EncyclopediaSeeskepticismsceptical
Synonyms for scepticaladj doubtfulSynonyms- doubtful
- cynical
- dubious
- questioning
- doubting
- hesitating
- scoffing
- hesitant
- unconvinced
- disbelieving
- incredulous
- quizzical
- mistrustful
- unbelieving
Antonyms- believing
- trusting
- unquestioning
- sure
- certain
- convinced
- dogmatic
- credulous
- free from doubt
- undoubting
- of fixed mind
Synonyms for scepticaladj marked by or given to doubtSynonyms- doubting
- questioning
- skeptical
Related Wordsadj denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religionSynonyms- disbelieving
- skeptical
- unbelieving
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