sceptical
adjective UK (US skeptical) /ˈskep.tɪ.kəl/Definition
C2 doubting that something is true or useful: Many experts remain sceptical about/of his claims.Suspecting and questioningQuestioning people and asking questions in generalCuriosity sceptically (US skeptically) /-kəl.i/ adverb scepticism (US skepticism) /-sɪ.zəm/ noun [U] › The company's environmental claims have been greeted/regarded/treated with scepticism by conservationists.PhilosophySuspecting and questioningQuestioning people and asking questions in generalCuriosity
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Synonyms and related words:
- call into question idiom
- challenge noun (QUESTION)
- challenge verb (DOUBT)
- challenge verb (STOP)
- cynic noun
- cynical adjective
- dispute verb
- doubter noun
- doubting Thomas noun
- I'd like to see... idiom
- misgiving noun
- niggle noun (WORRY)
- query noun
- query verb
- reservation noun (DOUBT)
- skeptic noun
- smell a rat idiom
- suspect verb (DOUBT)
- suspicion noun (DOUBT)
- suspiciously adverb (DOUBT)
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