ADJECTIVE | all | skeptical, disbelieving, sceptical, unbelieving | denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion |
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all | skeptical, doubting, questioning, sceptical | marked by or given to doubt |
Sounds | skeh'ptahkahl; skeh'ptihkahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion. | |
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Example | "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles" | |
Synonyms | disbelieving, sceptical, unbelieving | |
Broader | incredulous | not disposed or willing to believe |
Spanish | escéptico | |
Catalan | escèptic | |
Nouns | skeptic | someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs |
skepticism | doubt about the truth of something | |
skepticism | the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge |
Meaning | marked by or given to doubt. | |
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Examples |
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Synonyms | doubting, questioning, sceptical | |
Broader | distrustful | Having or showing distrust |
Spanish | escéptico | |
Catalan | escèptic | |
Nouns | skeptic | someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs |
skepticism | doubt about the truth of something | |
skepticism | the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge |
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