skeptical

Meaning

1. (US) Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
2. (US) Of or relating to philosophical skepticism or the skeptics.

Synonyms

sceptical

unbelieving

suspicious

doubtful

dubious

disbelieving

skeptic

incredulous

doubting

questioning

sceptic

mistrustful

doubt

questioner

doubter

wonder

broody

sceptical

cogitative

contemplative

disbelief

distrustful

pensive

😔

questionable

reflective

ruminant

ruminative

speculative

suspect

suspicion

thoughtful

wistful

Translations

sceptique

escéptico

sceptisch

skeptisch

dubitatif

twijfelzuchtig

escèptic

scettico

kuşkucu

cético

céptico

twijfelend

douteux

unglaubhaft

σκεπτικός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskɛptɪkəl/

Etymology

From Latin scepticus + -al; attested earlier than skeptic. By surface analysis, skeptic + -al.