Meaning

2 senses
  1. (US)Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.

    My teacher was skeptical when I told her my dog ate my homework.

    Tom was skeptical when Paul told him that he saw Bigfoot.

    skeptisch

    скепти́ческийskeptíčeskij

    скепти́чнийskeptýčnyj

    marked by or given to doubt

  2. (US)Of or relating to philosophical skepticism or the skeptics.

    skeptisch

    скепти́ческийskeptíčeskij

    скепти́чнийskeptýčnyj

Examples

343 sentences
  1. Tom told me that he's skeptical.

    Том сказав мені, що він налаштований скептично. — deniko

  2. Why are you always so skeptical?

    Чому ти завжди настроєний настільки скептично? — deniko

  3. Tom told everyone he was skeptical.

    Том розповів всім, що настроєний скептично. — deniko

  4. I think that Tom is skeptical.

    Мені здається, Том настроєний скептично. — deniko

  5. Do you think Tom is still skeptical?

    Гадаєш, Том все ще настроєний скептично? — deniko

    deDenkst du, Tom ist immer noch skeptisch? — Melang

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
having, or expressing doubt:
Русский
By meaning 1
having, or expressing doubt:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having, or expressing doubt:

Forms

more skeptical, most skeptical
Comparativemore skeptical Lesson
Superlativemost skeptical Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

Collocations

11 patterns
  • skeptical at first
  • a little skeptical
  • skeptical about that
  • still skeptical
  • little skeptical
  • be skeptical about
  • is still skeptical
  • was skeptical at
  • to be skeptical
  • looked skeptical
  • seemed skeptical

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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