Synonyms 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"

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

   Antonyms:
   trustful, trusting, credulous

2. doubting, questioning, skeptical, scepticaladjective

   marked by or given to doubt

   "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener"

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

   Antonyms:
   trustful, trusting, credulous

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1. skepticaladjective

   Synonyms:
   [Written also Sceptical.] doubting, disbelieving, incredulous

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1. skepticaladjective

   Synonyms:
   doubtful, disbelieving, incredulous

   Antonyms:
   credulous

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1. List of paraphrases for "skeptical":

   sceptical, scepticism, doubtful, unconvinced

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1. Dan Suzuki:

   The performance this year has been more mixed, and I think that means the market is getting a little bit more skeptical on deals.

2. Karen Merrill:

   Oklahoma, and this region of the country in particular, are pretty skeptical of things like that, i guess, mostly, it shows we've been through it so many times, and it's just a cycle. You have your hot, you have your cold.

3. Lisa Collins:

   You can't get a verifiable list of anything unless nuclear weapons experts are part of the process, is President Trump going to create a list of all those facilities? Does he even know where some of these places are? I would be very skeptical.

4. Steven Englander:

   But in the end, you want to ask yourself, does bitcoin hold promise of making certain transactions efficient? The answer is yes, does it cater to any market niche that is not already being taken care of? I am more skeptical.

5. Richard Fording:

   I would be skeptical that enough of Roy Moore’s supporters would show up and vote for a write-in.