Skeptical
adjective
Not easily believing or trusting.
I am skeptical about his chances of winning.
Often appears as...
- skeptical about
- skeptical of
adjective
Hesitant to accept something without proof.
She was skeptical of his claims.
Often appears as...
- skeptical about
- quite skeptical
adjective
Questioning or doubting of established beliefs or accepted theories.
He has a skeptical view of political promises
Often appears as...
- remain skeptical
- skeptical approach
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Not easily believing or trusting.
I am skeptical about his chances of winning.
Often appears as...
- skeptical about
- skeptical of
adjective
Hesitant to accept something without proof.
She was skeptical of his claims.
Often appears as...
- skeptical about
- quite skeptical
adjective
Questioning or doubting of established beliefs or accepted theories.
He has a skeptical view of political promises
Often appears as...
- remain skeptical
- skeptical approach
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Trust Issues
Use 'skeptical' when someone doubts someone's trustworthiness or honesty.
After many broken promises, she grew skeptical of his commitment.
Pro Tip 2/3Proof Needed
'Skeptical' means requiring more evidence before believing something.
He remained skeptical until he saw the test results himself.
Pro Tip 3/3Healthy Doubt
'Skeptical' can imply cautious thinking, which is a positive trait in debates.
I'm skeptical about these figures; let's analyze them carefully.
Pro Tip 1/3Trust Issues
Use 'skeptical' when someone doubts someone's trustworthiness or honesty.
After many broken promises, she grew skeptical of his commitment.
Pro Tip 2/3Proof Needed
'Skeptical' means requiring more evidence before believing something.
He remained skeptical until he saw the test results himself.
Pro Tip 3/3Healthy Doubt
'Skeptical' can imply cautious thinking, which is a positive trait in debates.
I'm skeptical about these figures; let's analyze them carefully.
Pro Tip 1/3Trust Issues
Use 'skeptical' when someone doubts someone's trustworthiness or honesty.
After many broken promises, she grew skeptical of his commitment.
Pro Tip 2/3Proof Needed
'Skeptical' means requiring more evidence before believing something.
He remained skeptical until he saw the test results himself.
Pro Tip 3/3Healthy Doubt
'Skeptical' can imply cautious thinking, which is a positive trait in debates.
I'm skeptical about these figures; let's analyze them carefully.
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Can we create new senses...
This could be the first experiment that secures its funding forevermore, right, if successful? Well, that's right, I wouldn't have to write to NIH anymore. Well look, just to be skeptical for a minute, I mean, this is amazing, but isn't most of the evidence so far that sensory substitution works,
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Peter Attia: What if...
highly skeptical and exceedingly talented researchers do agree on two things. First, this problem is just simply too important to continue ignoring because we think we know the answer. And two, if we're willing to be wrong, if we're willing to challenge the conventional wisdom
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How We Can Make the...
may seem a little fanciful. Watch the news every day and the world seems to be going backwards, not forwards. And let's be it's pretty easy to be skeptical about grand announcements coming out of the UN. But please, I invite you to suspend your disbelief for just a moment.
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Stopping Pandemics, An...
how do you get some skeptical people in this country to really understand the importance of wearing masks and how long do you think we're going to be wearing them for well you know i can't predict deborah how long it'll be i know that right now if you look at the
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Can you solve the...
If your instrument is inside, you're done. Otherwise, look at whatever's in there, and then open the box with that picture on it. Keep going that way until you find your instrument. The bandmates are skeptical, but amazingly enough, they all find what they need.
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How to turn protest into...
Getting early wins sets in motion a positive feedback loop, a contagion, a belief, a motivation. It requires pressuring policymakers, using the media to change narrative, making arguments in public, persuading skeptical neighbors one by one by one.
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Best Polar Bear Moments...
a bit more skeptical polar bear central jason the density of polar bears here is unbelievable but it just shows you how easy it would be to slip up somewhere like this you're concentrating on this lovely scene of the mother and two cubs behind you
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Did ancient Troy really...
many were skeptical, considering the epic to be pure fiction, a founding myth imagining a bygone heroic era. But some scholars believed that behind the superhuman feats and divine miracles there must have been a grain of historical truth -
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The game that can give...
by seven and a half minutes. Literally, you will live seven and a half minutes longer than you would have otherwise, just because you watched this talk. Some of you are looking a little bit skeptical. That's okay, because check it out --
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Embrace: Low-cost,...
she was skeptical and she asked so many babies in these countries died do mothers even care or is it an accepted everyday part of life I came to discover the answer to both of these questions soon after I moved to India and after I
Video examples
Can we create new senses...
This could be the first experiment that secures its funding forevermore, right, if successful? Well, that's right, I wouldn't have to write to NIH anymore. Well look, just to be skeptical for a minute, I mean, this is amazing, but isn't most of the evidence so far that sensory substitution works,
Video examples
Peter Attia: What if...
highly skeptical and exceedingly talented researchers do agree on two things. First, this problem is just simply too important to continue ignoring because we think we know the answer. And two, if we're willing to be wrong, if we're willing to challenge the conventional wisdom
Video examples
How We Can Make the...
may seem a little fanciful. Watch the news every day and the world seems to be going backwards, not forwards. And let's be it's pretty easy to be skeptical about grand announcements coming out of the UN. But please, I invite you to suspend your disbelief for just a moment.
Video examples
Stopping Pandemics, An...
how do you get some skeptical people in this country to really understand the importance of wearing masks and how long do you think we're going to be wearing them for well you know i can't predict deborah how long it'll be i know that right now if you look at the
Video examples
Can you solve the...
If your instrument is inside, you're done. Otherwise, look at whatever's in there, and then open the box with that picture on it. Keep going that way until you find your instrument. The bandmates are skeptical, but amazingly enough, they all find what they need.
Video examples
How to turn protest into...
Getting early wins sets in motion a positive feedback loop, a contagion, a belief, a motivation. It requires pressuring policymakers, using the media to change narrative, making arguments in public, persuading skeptical neighbors one by one by one.
Video examples
Best Polar Bear Moments...
a bit more skeptical polar bear central jason the density of polar bears here is unbelievable but it just shows you how easy it would be to slip up somewhere like this you're concentrating on this lovely scene of the mother and two cubs behind you
Video examples
Did ancient Troy really...
many were skeptical, considering the epic to be pure fiction, a founding myth imagining a bygone heroic era. But some scholars believed that behind the superhuman feats and divine miracles there must have been a grain of historical truth -
Video examples
The game that can give...
by seven and a half minutes. Literally, you will live seven and a half minutes longer than you would have otherwise, just because you watched this talk. Some of you are looking a little bit skeptical. That's okay, because check it out --
Video examples
Embrace: Low-cost,...
she was skeptical and she asked so many babies in these countries died do mothers even care or is it an accepted everyday part of life I came to discover the answer to both of these questions soon after I moved to India and after I
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Quote examples
Frank Abagnale
American Celebrity
The police can't protect consumers. People need to be more aware and educated about identity theft. You need to be a little bit wiser, a little bit smarter and there's nothing wrong with being skeptical. We live in a time when if you make it easy for someone to steal from you, someone will.
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Justin Kirk
American Actor
I believe anything that anyone tells me. I have found that that is the best way to go through life. When I was younger, I used to be more skeptical, but then I found out that most things were true. So I believe tabloids. I believe legends. I believe anything anyone tells me.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I purposely don't talk about money, because people are already skeptical about TV preachers. But I do say that I want you to be blessed. To me, prosperity is having health, having great children, having peace, good relationships. It's not about the money.
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Lara Pulver
English Actress
I think I was raised by a very humble mother, who, if anything, is probably over skeptical. She has that sense of everything being a bonus: like, you have your lot, and anything else is on top. She's quietly proud, and quietly humble.
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Karen Civil
American Businesswoman
I clung to my vegan friends for more support than anyone because they helped guide me and made the transition much easier. My family was a bit skeptical, as they felt like I wasn't getting enough protein in my vegan diet.
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Fredrik Bajer
Danish Writer
There are those who believe we have need of more literature, of a large international publishing house, of a great peace newspaper, or the like. I am rather skeptical about this idea.
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Landon Donovan
American Athlete
I'm a little skeptical of foreign coaches in our league and in U.S. Soccer just because of how different our league is and our players are than other players around the world.
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Phil Klay
American Writer
There's a tradition in war writing that the veteran goes over and sees the truth of war and comes back. And I'm skeptical of that.
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Raoul Peck
Haitian Director
I have been skeptical, sometimes, about the importance of rap music, which I think is a capitalistic project to make money.
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Jamais Cascio
American Writer
In a Photoshopped world, only the skeptical eye prevails.
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Frank Abagnale
American Celebrity
The police can't protect consumers. People need to be more aware and educated about identity theft. You need to be a little bit wiser, a little bit smarter and there's nothing wrong with being skeptical. We live in a time when if you make it easy for someone to steal from you, someone will.
Quote examples
Justin Kirk
American Actor
I believe anything that anyone tells me. I have found that that is the best way to go through life. When I was younger, I used to be more skeptical, but then I found out that most things were true. So I believe tabloids. I believe legends. I believe anything anyone tells me.
Quote examples
Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I purposely don't talk about money, because people are already skeptical about TV preachers. But I do say that I want you to be blessed. To me, prosperity is having health, having great children, having peace, good relationships. It's not about the money.
Quote examples
Lara Pulver
English Actress
I think I was raised by a very humble mother, who, if anything, is probably over skeptical. She has that sense of everything being a bonus: like, you have your lot, and anything else is on top. She's quietly proud, and quietly humble.
Quote examples
Karen Civil
American Businesswoman
I clung to my vegan friends for more support than anyone because they helped guide me and made the transition much easier. My family was a bit skeptical, as they felt like I wasn't getting enough protein in my vegan diet.
Quote examples
Fredrik Bajer
Danish Writer
There are those who believe we have need of more literature, of a large international publishing house, of a great peace newspaper, or the like. I am rather skeptical about this idea.
Quote examples
Landon Donovan
American Athlete
I'm a little skeptical of foreign coaches in our league and in U.S. Soccer just because of how different our league is and our players are than other players around the world.
Quote examples
Phil Klay
American Writer
There's a tradition in war writing that the veteran goes over and sees the truth of war and comes back. And I'm skeptical of that.
Quote examples
Raoul Peck
Haitian Director
I have been skeptical, sometimes, about the importance of rap music, which I think is a capitalistic project to make money.
Quote examples
Jamais Cascio
American Writer
In a Photoshopped world, only the skeptical eye prevails.
Example 1 of 10
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