skeptical
/ˈskɛptəkəɫ/
not easily convinced; having doubts
skeptical in a sentence
“Scientists are naturally skeptical of extraordinary claims.”
Origin of skeptical
Greek skeptikos inquiring, reflective (from skeptesthai to look, consider)
Related Words
incredulous
unwilling or unable to believe something
dubious
hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon
agnostic
neither believing nor disbelieving; uncertain
ambivalent
having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas
equivocal
open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous
tentative
not certain or fixed; provisional