skeptical

1. 1.

   denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

   “a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles”

   Synonymsdisbelievingscepticalunbelieving

   Similarincredulous
2. 2.

   marked by or given to doubt

   “a skeptical attitude”

   “a skeptical listener”

   Synonymsdoubtingquestioningsceptical

   Similardistrustful

Questions about skeptical

What does skeptical mean?

skeptical means "denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in skeptical?

skeptical has 3 syllables: skep-ti-cal. The stress falls on "skep". In IPA it is /ˈskɛptəkəl/.

What is another word for skeptical?

Close synonyms include disbelieving, sceptical, unbelieving, doubting, questioning. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is skeptical a common word?

skeptical is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.