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Definition of sceptical : Alt. of Scepticism

Synonyms:

distrustful, doubting, atheistic, inquisitive, wondering, atheistical, disbelieving, speculative, nescient, questioning, quizzical, skeptical, unbelieving, incredulous

Usage examples:

• Once believing in the isolation and insignificance of life, one is sceptical of all worth save such as may be tasted in the moment of its purchase. - "The Approach to Philosophy", Ralph Barton Perry.
• A sceptical reader, therefore, like myself, is left in the lurch. - "Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson", Thomas Jefferson.
• " I should like to know," said Felicity, giving herself away as the most sceptical victim always does, " whether the person I care for is true to me." - "The Twelfth Hour", Ada Leverson.