skeptical

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.