| 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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