skeptical
adjective
skep·ti·cal
ˈskep-ti-kəl 
: relating to, characteristic of, or marked by skepticism
a skeptical listener
Examples of skeptical in a Sentence
She's highly skeptical of the researchers' claims.
He says he can win, but I remain skeptical.
When I said I'd finished my homework early, Mom looked skeptical.
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However, as the show continues to capture audiences with a dramatization of one of the most notorious true crime cases in modern American history, the man responsible for the killings is asking viewers to consider watching with a skeptical mind.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Republican voters are more skeptical than Democratic supporters about the value of engagement.
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The judges in a federal appeals court in New York on Tuesday were skeptical of arguments by a lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried that his conviction for a multi-billion-dollar fraud related to his cryptocurrency exchange FTX and an associated hedge fund should be tossed out.
—Dawn Giel,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Pushing back, strenuously at first, was a far more skeptical Secretary of State Colin Powell, Woodward and other historians say.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Republican voters are more skeptical than Democratic supporters about the value of engagement.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
The judges in a federal appeals court in New York on Tuesday were skeptical of arguments by a lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried that his conviction for a multi-billion-dollar fraud related to his cryptocurrency exchange FTX and an associated hedge fund should be tossed out.
—Dawn Giel,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Pushing back, strenuously at first, was a far more skeptical Secretary of State Colin Powell, Woodward and other historians say.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Skeptical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeptical. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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