skeptical
skeptis
definition
adjective
the public were deeply skeptical about some of the proposals
not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.
The Cyrenaics are notable mainly for their empiricist and skeptical epistemology and their sensualist hedonism.
relating to the theory that certain knowledge is impossible.
translation of 'skeptical'
adjective
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example
This has severely hampered the government's efforts to convince those 'skeptical' of the EU to trust it in the matter of the constitution.
We live in a world that is rightly suspicious of offers that seem too good to be true; we are often 'skeptical' and even cynical.
He responded to a 'skeptical' question by encouraging us to view his outline as a map.
He questions authority and is 'skeptical' of preconceived ideas, offering in their place an objective insight.
My conviction was so strong that I convinced my 'skeptical' high school English teacher by giving him readings and arguing with him.
Has his speech convinced a 'skeptical' British public that action is needed, with or without the UN?
That is the basic point that 'skeptical' philosophers from Sextus to Nagarjuna to Nietzsche have made for millennia.
Some later commentators claim that by making this 'skeptical' turn, Arcesilaus abandoned Platonism.
A very interesting study claims that 'skeptical' consumers are more easily won with emotion.
It's not easy convincing 'skeptical' bosses to invest in infosecurity programs.
The Cyrenaics are notable mainly for their empiricist and 'skeptical' epistemology and their sensualist hedonism.
Public opinion, already highly 'skeptical' and suspicious of European Institutions, reached new lows.
Not only does he need to convince a 'sceptical' market, he also has to reach an increasingly disillusioned customer.
They used a data set that some researchers view 'skeptically' .
Some of his best mates are journalists, but generally he is 'sceptical' and distrustful of the media and never saw his role as a background briefer to reporters.
You do get functionally 'sceptical' and tend to doubt what people tell you.
He glanced 'skeptically' around the table and saw each one of his Japanese counterparts consuming the little critters in one gulp.
If the transcendental philosophy is not a version of Leibnizian rationalism, why is it not a repetition of the 'sceptical' empiricism of Hume?
Experience suggests that the public will remain wisely 'sceptical' on the question.
Samples of your work can also go a long way to convincing a 'sceptical' customer to buy.
Colleagues were 'sceptical' , his oncologists incredulous.
Vivian eyed him 'skeptically' suddenly feeling a fury build up in her.
Once again the nation and its media will call for government action and accountability, and 'skeptically' await a response.
He has managed to convince even the most 'sceptical' among us that Scottish rugby may indeed have a future fit to mirror its glorious past.
His legacy is to remind us to be 'sceptical' about science and suspicious of facts.
Instead of excitement about the project, most people have been left 'sceptical' and suspicious about how the £750m of public money has been spent.
Accordingly, to deprive us of knowledge, 'sceptical' hypotheses need only to be bare logical possibilities.
Although most respondents were enthusiastic or supportive of booking, about a quarter were 'sceptical' or not convinced of its value.
But they are on stronger grounds when they look 'skeptically' at the way our damages are distributed.
The Prime Minister is 'sceptical' and questions the timing of the new allegations.
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