skepticism
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- noun
- /ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm/
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escepticismo
- Many scientists approach new findings with skepticism to ensure their validity.
- healthy skepticism
- express skepticism
- met with skepticism
Once you really open the door to skepticism, all bets are off.
- Once you really open the door to skepticism, all bets are off.
- So I think some skepticism is a is a good thing.
- But once you sort of let out skepticism, you can't bottle it back up.
- I, I was teetering back and forth between skepticism and optimism.
- So I thought like, question healthy skepticism about things I think is good.
- And I hope you'll assess all the fact checking and the skepticism on Uaps through this lens.
- I understand why guys have a skepticism and a retreat from the world around them, though.
- We brought not cynicism but skepticism of power.
- There has been skepticism with Cardano though before even this Sunday.
- And so I I share all of your skepticisms about that.
- I was thinking about my Instagram feed and cynicism versus hopeful skepticism versus, I guess, awe.
Examples
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Given the record of the past, skepticism on this point seems more than justified.
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Skepticism is often mistaken for cynicism.
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So I think some skepticism is a is a good thing.
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And the question is where does skepticism draw the line?
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So you can imagine the amount of skepticism I received.
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I understand your skepticism, Tom, I do really.
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Indeed, my healthy skepticism is back.
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A dose of skepticism has been essential to my survival.
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A wave of skepticism began to sweep across the field of archaeology.
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When I informed my team about this project, I could sense their quiet skepticism amid tacit approval.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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2.7
A feeling of doubt about whether something is true
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A feeling when you do not think something is true
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A feeling of not trusting someone or something
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A feeling of not believing something surprising
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A feeling of doubt or not trusting something
A feeling of not being sure about something
A feeling of not trusting other people
Antonyms
How Skeptical
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Skepticism comes from the Greek root skept- meaning 'to look' or 'examine'. Think of someone who looks closely before they believe something; that is why skepticism means doubting the truth or reliability of a claim.