skeptical

adjective

skep·ti·cal ˈskep-ti-kəl

Synonyms of skeptical next

: relating to, characteristic of, or marked by skepticism

a skeptical listener

skeptically

ˈskep-ti-k(ə-)lē

adverb

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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There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical about how big an impact Llama’s sinicization will actually have. —

David Meyer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024 Americans have grown increasingly skeptical of survey research in recent years, in no small part due to flawed models that repeatedly overestimated the strength of Democratic candidates in the last two national elections. —

WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024 As the premiere of part 2 on Nov. 7 approaches, fans are increasingly skeptical about what lies ahead for the Pogues. —

Julia Moore, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 The Great Buck Howard (2008) In this mostly dull bauble about a kid (Colin Hanks) who works for a possibly fraudulent huckster magician (John Malkovich), Hanks shows up briefly as a skeptical dad. —

Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for skeptical