skeptical | Definition of skeptical

Synonyms and Antonyms of skeptical

1 inclined to doubt or question claims

it's good to be skeptical about what you see on TV

Synonyms of skeptical

disbelieving, distrustful, doubting, incredulous, mistrustful, negativistic, questioning, show-me, suspecting, suspicious, unbelieving

Words Related to skeptical

paranoid (also paranoidal)

critical, puzzled, quizzical

careful, cautious, guarded, gun-shy, leery (also leary), wary, watchful

cynical, experienced, knowing, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise

curious, inquiring, inquisitive, nosy (or nosey), snoopy

uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, undetermined, unsettled, unsure

Near Antonyms of skeptical

green, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), simple, simpleminded, unknowing, unsophisticated, unworldly, wide-eyed

certain, confident, positive, sure

callow, inexperienced, raw

childlike, idealistic, impractical

beguiled, deceived, duped, gulled, tricked

careless, heedless, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary

Antonyms of skeptical

credulous, gullible (also gullable), trustful, trusting, uncritical, unquestioning

2 not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something

I'm a little skeptical of this low bid, since it's way below what the other contractors said that they would charge

Synonyms of skeptical

distrustful, doubtful, dubious, hinky [slang], mistrustful, suspicious, trustless, uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, unsettled, unsure

Words Related to skeptical

ambivalent, conflicted, equivocal

diffident, insecure

halting, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, vacillating, wavering

Phrases Synonymous with skeptical

Near Antonyms of skeptical

assured, confident, sanguine, self-assured

decisive, determined, resolute

Antonyms of skeptical

certain, convinced, positive, sure