skeptical
Having, or expressing doubtHaving, or expressing doubt; questioning.
» Tom told me that he's skeptical.
Том сказав мені, що він налаштований скептично. — deniko
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2 senses(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
(US)Of or relating to philosophical skepticism or the skeptics.
skeptisch
скепти́ческийskeptíčeskij
скепти́чнийskeptýčnyj
Examples
343 sentencesTom told me that he's skeptical.
Том сказав мені, що він налаштований скептично. — deniko
Why are you always so skeptical?
Чому ти завжди настроєний настільки скептично? — deniko
Tom told everyone he was skeptical.
Том розповів всім, що настроєний скептично. — deniko
I think that Tom is skeptical.
Мені здається, Том настроєний скептично. — deniko
Do you think Tom is still skeptical?
Гадаєш, Том все ще настроєний скептично? — deniko
deDenkst du, Tom ist immer noch skeptisch? — Melang
Translations
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Forms
more skeptical, most skeptical| Comparative | more skeptical Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most skeptical Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion:disbelievingscepticalunbelieving
- marked by or given to doubt:doubtingquestioningsceptical
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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