Antonyms for skeptical
ˈskɛp tɪ kəlskep·ti·cal

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1. disbelieving, skeptical, sceptical, unbelievingadjective

   denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

   "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles"

   Antonyms:
   trustful, trusting, credulous

   Synonyms:
   atheistic, unbelieving, nescient, sceptical, questioning, atheistical, doubting, disbelieving

2. doubting, questioning, skeptical, scepticaladjective

   marked by or given to doubt

   "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener"

   Antonyms:
   trustful, trusting, credulous

   Synonyms:
   speculative, unbelieving, wondering(a), inquisitive, sceptical, quizzical, doubting, questioning, disbelieving

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1. skepticaladjective

   Antonyms:
   credulous

   Synonyms:
   doubtful, disbelieving, incredulous

How to use skeptical in a sentence?

1. Joe Manchin:

   I'm a little bit skeptical of the electric vehicles that everyone's moving to as rapidly as they are, i'm very much concerned about the supply chain. I am very much concerned about being totally relying on China to supply the necessary resources we need to have that transition happen.

2. Richard Olson:

   We've seen conflicting reports about what may have happened and we're going to continue to monitor the situation, we're actually somewhat skeptical that we will have a great deal of clarity in the near term but, in any case, we believe that stability in Afghanistan and the region requires an end to violence.

3. Venki Ramakrishnan:

   The public have taken to handwashing and distancing but remain skeptical about face coverings, you only need to go on public transport, where they are supposed to be mandatory, to see how many people are ignoring this new rule based on the growing body of evidence that wearing a mask will help protect others -- and might even protect you.

4. Angelina Tarimo:

   They were really skeptical about seeing any sort of results, because they'd never seen any grass growing in the area for years.

5. Josh Blackman:

   Lindsay Wiley're basically trying to take an old statute and pour new life into it, i think often courts are skeptical when the government looks at this 50-year-old statute and finds the exact authority needed to address this sort of urgent crisis.

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