scepticism

[ skep-tuh-siz-uhm ]

/ ˈskɛp təˌsɪz əm /

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OTHER WORDS FROM scepticism

an·ti·scep·ti·cism, nouno·ver·scep·ti·cism, noun

Words nearby scepticism

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

How to use scepticism in a sentence

In 2020, the initiative gained even more momentum as India tried to position itself as an alternative to China amid a growing global scepticism against the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Modi’s Make in India revolution is coming at the cost of Indian factory workers|Ananya Bhattacharya|December 23, 2020|Quartz
For all my scepticism, I had an unexpectedly romantic evening.
The Great Valentine’s Day Hangover|Emma Woolf|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was different from Dick Faversham, who in a frank, schoolboy way had declared his scepticism.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
A few hours earlier he would have done it without hesitating; but, since he had been there, he had learned distrust, scepticism.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet

He thus, by bringing these into the region of inquiry, paved the way for a new epoch of scepticism.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
The information was received with some amount of scepticism, but the following day was appointed for an interview with him.
Robert Moffat|David J. Deane
His scepticism was universal, and extended to religion, to philosophy, and to everything venerated and ancient.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord