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sceptical
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sceptical, adj. (US skeptical)
1 inclined to question the truth or soundness of accepted ideas, facts, etc.; critical; incredulous.
2 Philos. of or accepting the philosophy of Pyrrhonism, denying the possibility of knowledge.
1 inclined to question the truth or soundness of accepted ideas, facts, etc.; critical; incredulous.
2 Philos. of or accepting the philosophy of Pyrrhonism, denying the possibility of knowledge.
Derivative
sceptically adv.
ROGET THESAURUS
sceptical
Doubt
N unbelief doubt, unbelief, disbelief, misbelief, discredit, miscreance, infidelity, dissent, change of opinion, retraction, doubt, skepticism, scepticism, misgiving, demure, distrust, mistrust, cynicism, misdoubt, suspicion, jealousy, scruple, qualm, onus probandi, incredibility, incredibleness, incredulity, doubter, skeptic, cynic, unbeliever, unbelieving, skeptical, sceptical, incredulous as to, skeptical as to, distrustful as to, shy as to, suspicious of, doubting, doubtful, disputable, unworthy of, undeserving of belief, questionable, suspect, suspicious, open to suspicion, open to doubt, staggering, hard to believe, incredible, unbelievable, not to be believed, inconceivable, impossible, fallible, undemonstrable, controvertible, cum grano salis, with a grain of salt, with grains of allowance, fronti nulla fides, nimium ne crede colori, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes, I fear the Greeks even when bearing gifts, beware of Greeks bearing gifts, credat Judaeus Apella, let those believe who may, ad tristem partem stenua est suspicio.For further exploring for "sceptical" in Webster Dictionary Online