skepticaladjective
mainly US UK usually sceptical uk/ˈskep.tɪ.kəl/us/ˈskep.tɪ.kəl/C2 doubting that something is true or useful:
Many experts remain skeptical about/of his claims.
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- I'm a bit skeptical about his chances of success.
- I take a more skeptical view.
- Dan thinks it will all work out but I remain skeptical.
- Ruth is convinced that it's a good idea but I'm deeply skeptical.
- I've always been skeptical about alternative therapies.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suspecting & questioning
- call
- call into question idiom
- cynic
- cynical
- dispute
- doubter
- doubting Thomas
- I'd like to see... idiom
- if
- misgiving
- niggle
- query
- question
- reservation
- sceptical
- skeptic
- smell
- smell a rat idiom
- suspect
- suspiciously
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skeptically
adverb uk/ˈskep.tɪ.kəl.i/us/ˈskep.tɪ.kəl.i/
skepticism
noun [ U ] uk/ˈskep.tɪ.sɪ.zəm/us/ˈskep.tə.sɪ.zəm/
The company's environmental claims have been greeted/regarded/treated with skepticism by conservationists.