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Synonyms & Antonyms for skeptical
Synonyms
disbelieving, distrustful, doubting, incredulous, mistrustful, negativistic, questioning, show-me, suspecting, suspicious, unbelieving
Antonyms
credulous, gullible (also gullable), trustful, trusting, uncritical, unquestioning
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Still, at a community meeting last month, some neighbors expressed support for the idea, while others were frustrated and skeptical of the idea of a homeless service coming into their neighborhood. — Trisha Thadani, SFChronicle.com, "No ‘magic pill,’ but parking lot for SF homeless living in vehicles one step closer to reality," 29 Aug. 2019 Good-natured but guarded, she at first functions as the skeptical surrogate for the audience. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: Opinions Collide in the Explosive Comedy ‘Eureka Day’," 29 Aug. 2019 Almost all of them supported Reagan and were a loyal and skeptical gallery through both Bushes, and a fairly distinguished part of the opposition to Clinton and Obama. — Conrad Black, National Review, "Trump Rises Above the Critics," 28 Aug. 2019 But any unilateral actions would probably face a skeptical Supreme Court, particularly after Anthony Kennedy was replaced last year by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has a consistent record of siding against climate regulations as a judge. — Sahil Kapur, Fortune, "Why Even a Democratic Landslide in 2020 Won’t Guarantee Major Climate Action," 28 Aug. 2019 The case seems unlikely to endear Uber with investors already skeptical about the company's ability to make money after piling up billions of dollars of losses. — Michael Liedtke, USA TODAY, "Former Google employee charged for stealing secrets, selling them to Uber," 27 Aug. 2019 The plan was met with a skeptical reception by Trump, and the White House paid only a cursory mention of the Gulf in its official readout of the lunch meeting. — Darlene Superville, Twin Cities, "Economic storm clouds hovering over Trump and global leaders," 24 Aug. 2019 In my view, uncertainty about how new technologies will affect society overall means that skeptical forces deserve more support. — Kentaro Toyama, The Conversation, "Bring on the technology bans!," 19 Aug. 2019 Even online content that might seem relatively benign, such as a self-improvement video series for young men or blog posts skeptical of scientific findings, can be a gateway to darker ideas. — NBC News, "A former white supremacist's warning: No one's properly addressing online extremism," 12 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'skeptical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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