skeptical
IPA: skˈɛptʌkʌɫ
adjective
- Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
- Of or relating to philosophical skepticism or the skeptics.
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Examples of "skeptical" in Sentences
- This is the root of the word skeptical.
- The skeptical opinion would be the minority.
- Being the slightest bit skeptical is a good thing.
- This brought in the skeptical phase of the Academy.
- The narrator is observant and subtle, but skeptical.
- Herzog at "Left2Right" has what he calls a skeptical challenge.
- The issue is the flagrant abuse of the term skeptical as used by someone with a highly selective and prejudiced opinion, as coupled with an inherent mistrust of a majority
- While I remain skeptical about the effects of lead ammo used in grouse, deer, elk, etc., if it is ever proved that the lead from my guns is hurting any species, swans, raptors, buzzards, etc.,
- I remain skeptical that there is no way that the states could not take advantage of the federal money, but I am not prepared to dismiss the purported concerns of the governors and call them liars.
- Critics might remain skeptical of Ohio State, but Pryor leads a rebuilt Buckeyes team with all new faces from the teams that lost to Florida, LSU, Southern Cal (twice) and Texas in a three-year span.
- (CNN) – House Democratic leaders and some members of the conservative Blue Dog Coalition might be happy with a deal that allows health care reform legislation to move forward, but some of their fellow Democrats remain skeptical and others openly reject the proposal.
- In the true self-critical spirit of the United States (remember that from before election 2000?), she was exercising what she termed skeptical patriotism, as contrasted, for instance, with complacency with the way things are and unquestioning trust in the authorities in charge.
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