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1
inclined to doubt or question claims
- it's good to be skeptical about what you see on TV
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- paranoid
- (also paranoidal)
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- credulous,
- gullible
- (also gullable),
- trustful,
- trusting,
- uncritical,
- unquestioning
2
not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something
- I'm a little skeptical of this low bid, since it's way below what the other contractors said that they would charge
Synonyms for skeptical
- distrustful,
- doubtful,
- dubious,
- hinky
- [slang],
- mistrustful,
- suspicious,
- trustless,
- uncertain,
- unconvinced,
- undecided,
- unsettled,
- unsure
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“Skeptical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skeptical. Accessed 18 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of skeptical was in 1639
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