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skeptical

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Entry Word: skeptical
Function: adjective
Meaning: 1 inclined to doubt or question claims <it's good to be skeptical about what you see on TV>
Synonyms disbelieving, distrustful, doubting, incredulous, leery, mistrustful, questioning, suspecting, suspicious, unbelieving
Related Words paranoid; critical, puzzled, quizzical; careful, cautious, guarded, leery, wary, watchful; cynical, experienced, knowing, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise; curious, inquiring, inquisitive, nosy (or nosey), snoopy; uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, undetermined, unsettled, unsure; hesitant
Near Antonyms green, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), simple, simpleminded, unknowing, unsophisticated, unworldly, wide-eyed; certain, confident, positive, sure; callow, inexperienced, raw; childlike, idealistic, impractical; beguiled, deceived, duped, gulled, tricked; careless, heedless, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary
Antonyms credulous, gullible, trustful, trusting, uncritical, unquestioning
2 not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something <Iʼm a little skeptical of this low bid, since itʼs way below what the other contractors said that they would charge> — see doubtful 1

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