sceptical

[ skep-ti-kuhl ]

/ ˈskɛp tɪ kəl /

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OTHER WORDS FROM sceptical

an·ti·scep·ti·cal, adjectivehy·per·scep·ti·cal, adjectivehy·per·scep·ti·cal·ly, adverbhy·per·scep·ti·cal·ness, noun

o·ver·scep·ti·cal, adjectiveo·ver·scep·ti·cal·ly, adverbo·ver·scep·ti·cal·ness, nounun·scep·ti·cal, adjectiveun·scep·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby sceptical

scented orchid, scent gland, scent mark, scepter, sceptic, sceptical, scepticism, sceptre, scf, scfh, scfm

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How to use sceptical in a sentence

If you are sceptical about completely eliminating the need for the registration to complete the purchase, you can test the option for a few days to see how guest checkout impacts your conversions.
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Marketers were initially sceptical about the strategy, but these posts are here to stay.
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Still, she is sceptical of attempts to take the bite out of the gender equality movement.
Laurie Penny’s In-Your-Face Feminism|Rachel Hills|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had apparently been counseled by sceptical teammates that paying into the system at his advanced age would be foolish.
Havana Bids Adios to Conrado Marrero, MLB’s Oldest Player|Peter C. Bjarkman|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Both men were sceptical of the signal, but reacted differently.
The Spy Who Saved The World—Then Tried To Destroy It|Jeremy Duns|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His judgment was always somewhat sceptical; his need of independence remarkable.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
Happily, at that time, Niebuhr was unknown, and sceptical criticism had not begun its deadly work.
East Anglia|J. Ewing Ritchie
He attributed the book to a dead man, who had been known to entertain sceptical views.
Letters To Eugenia|Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
Barry was quite pained at this sceptical attitude in one whom he was going out of his way to assist.
The Gold Bat|P. G. Wodehouse
But of the supernatural conception of Mary and of her impregnation by a deity we are intensely sceptical.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman

British Dictionary definitions for sceptical

sceptical

archaic, US skeptical

/ (ˈskɛptɪkəl) /

adjective

not convinced that something is true; doubtful

tending to mistrust people, ideas, etc, in general

of or relating to sceptics; sceptic

Derived forms of sceptical

sceptically or archaic, US skeptically, adverb

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