Skeptical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

marked by or given to doubt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɛptɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈɛptɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈɛptɪkəl/

3 syllables Say it as /skˈɛptɪkəl/.

Examples

a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles
a skeptical attitude
a skeptical listener

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disbelieving questioning unbelieving doubting sceptical

Parts of Speech

adjective	denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion “a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles”
adjective	marked by or given to doubt “a skeptical attitude”

Word Forms

skeptic	noun	someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
skepticism	noun	the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
scepticism	noun	the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
sceptic	noun	someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

skeptisch

die Lehren insbesondere einer Religion leugnen oder in Frage stellen

🇫🇷French

sceptique

nier ou remettre en question les principes d'une religion en particulier

🇪🇸Spanish

escéptico

Negar o cuestionar los principios de una religión en particular.

🇮🇹Italian

scettico

negare o mettere in discussione i principi soprattutto di una religione

🇳🇱Dutch

sceptisch

het ontkennen of in twijfel trekken van de leerstellingen van vooral een religie

🇵🇹Portuguese

cético

negar ou questionar os princípios especialmente de uma religião

🇷🇺Russian

скептический

отрицание или сомнение в особенностях религии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उलझन में

विशेषकर किसी धर्म के सिद्धांतों को नकारना या उन पर सवाल उठाना

🇧🇩Bengali

সন্দেহপ্রবণ

বিশেষ করে একটি ধর্মের নীতিগুলিকে অস্বীকার করা বা প্রশ্ন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

சந்தேகம்

குறிப்பாக ஒரு மதத்தின் கொள்கைகளை மறுத்தல் அல்லது கேள்வி எழுப்புதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సందేహాస్పదమైన

ముఖ్యంగా మతం యొక్క సిద్ధాంతాలను తిరస్కరించడం లేదా ప్రశ్నించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

संशयवादी

विशेषत: धर्माच्या तत्त्वांना नकार देणे किंवा त्यावर प्रश्नचिन्ह निर्माण करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શંકાસ્પદ

ખાસ કરીને ધર્મના સિદ્ધાંતોને નકારવા અથવા પ્રશ્નાર્થ કરવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಶಯಾಸ್ಪದ

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಧರ್ಮದ ತತ್ವಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರಾಕರಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംശയാസ്പദമായ

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു മതത്തിൻ്റെ തത്വങ്ങളെ നിഷേധിക്കുകയോ ചോദ്യം ചെയ്യുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੱਕੀ

ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਧਰਮ ਦੇ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਵਾਲ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شکی

خاص طور پر کسی مذہب کے اصولوں سے انکار یا سوال کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

持怀疑态度的

否认或质疑特定宗教的教义

🇯🇵Japanese

懐疑的

特に宗教の教義を否定または疑問視すること

🇰🇷Korean

의심 많은

특히 특정 종교의 교리를 부인하거나 의문을 제기하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoài nghi

phủ nhận hoặc đặt câu hỏi về nguyên lý của một tôn giáo đặc biệt

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เชื่อ

ปฏิเสธหรือตั้งคำถามกับหลักคำสอนของศาสนาโดยเฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

skeptis

menyangkal atau mempertanyakan prinsip-prinsip suatu agama tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

may pag-aalinlangan

pagtanggi o pagtatanong sa mga paniniwala ng isang relihiyon

🇲🇾Malay

skeptikal

menafikan atau mempersoalkan akidah khususnya agama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متشكك

إنكار أو التشكيك في مبادئ الدين بشكل خاص

🇮🇷Persian

مشکوک

انکار یا زیر سوال بردن اصول یک دین به ویژه

🇹🇷Turkish

şüpheci

özellikle bir dinin ilkelerini reddetmek veya sorgulamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

סקֶפְּטִי

הכחשה או פקפוק בעקרונות של דת במיוחד

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