skeptical
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 adjective
denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles
Related & opposite
- incredulity derivation
- scepticism derivation
- doubter derivation
- incredulous similar to
Sense 2 adjective
marked by or given to doubt
a skeptical attitude
Related & opposite
- incredulity derivation
- scepticism derivation
- doubter derivation
- distrustful similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | incredulity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scepticism |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | doubter |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | incredulous |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | incredulity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | scepticism |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | doubter |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | distrustful |