Skepticism

//ˈskɛp.tɪˌsɪ.zəm//

Synonyms for "skepticism" (55 found)

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Noun(2 words)
agnosticismdisbelief

Strong matches (17)

Related words (27)

Noun(1 words)
scepticism

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67 translations across 42 languages.

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Albanian

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  • skepticizmi noun (general disposition to doubt)

Armenian

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  • թերահավատություն noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • կասկածամտություն noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • կասկածապաշտություն noun (doctrine)
  • սկեպտիցիզմ noun (doctrine)

Basque

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  • eszeptizismo noun (general disposition to doubt)

Bulgarian

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  • скептици́зъм noun (general disposition to doubt)

Catalan

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  • escepticisme noun (general disposition to doubt)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 懷疑主義 /怀疑主义 noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • 懷疑論 /怀疑论 noun (general disposition to doubt)

Crimean Tatar

2 entries
  • skeptitsizm noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • şübecilik noun (general disposition to doubt)

Czech

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  • skepse noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • skepticismus noun (general disposition to doubt)

Danish

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  • skepticisme noun (general disposition to doubt)

Dutch

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  • scepticisme noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • skepticisme noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • twijfelzucht noun (general disposition to doubt)

Estonian

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  • skeptitsism noun (general disposition to doubt)

Faroese

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  • ivastevna noun (general disposition to doubt)

Finnish

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  • skepticism noun (doctrine)
  • skeptisismi noun (doctrine)
  • skeptisyys noun (general disposition to doubt)

French

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  • scepticisme noun (general disposition to doubt)

Galician

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  • escepticismo noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • escepticismo noun (doctrine)

German

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  • Skepsis noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • Skeptizismus noun (general disposition to doubt)

Greek

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  • σκεπτικισμός noun (general disposition to doubt)

Hebrew

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  • ספקנות noun (general disposition to doubt)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • szkepszis noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • szkepticizmus noun (general disposition to doubt)

Icelandic

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  • efahyggja noun (general disposition to doubt)

Indonesian

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  • skeptisisme noun (general disposition to doubt)

Italian

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  • scetticismo noun (general disposition to doubt)

Japanese

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  • スケプチシズム noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • 懐疑主義 noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • 懐疑論 noun (general disposition to doubt)

Latin

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  • scepticismus noun (general disposition to doubt)

Lithuanian

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  • skepticizmas noun (general disposition to doubt)

Malay

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  • skeptisisme noun (general disposition to doubt)

Norwegian

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  • skeptisisme noun (general disposition to doubt)

Polish

2 entries
  • sceptycyzm noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • sceptycyzm noun (doctrine)

Portuguese

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  • ceticismo noun (general disposition to doubt)

Romanian

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  • scepticism noun (general disposition to doubt)

Russian

2 entries
  • ске́псис noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • скептици́зм noun (general disposition to doubt)

Scottish Gaelic

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  • neo-chreidmheachd noun (general disposition to doubt)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • skepticizam noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • скептицизам noun (general disposition to doubt)

Slovak

1 entries
  • skepticizmus noun (general disposition to doubt)

Slovene

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  • skepticizem noun (general disposition to doubt)

Spanish

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  • escepticismo noun (general disposition to doubt)

Swedish

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  • skepticism noun (general disposition to doubt)

Tagalog

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  • kila noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • pangingila noun (general disposition to doubt)

Turkish

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  • kuşkuculuk noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • kuşkuculuk noun (doctrine)
  • septisizm noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • septisizm noun (doctrine)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • скептици́зм noun (general disposition to doubt)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • chủ nghĩa hoài nghi noun (doctrine)

Volapük

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  • dotim noun (general disposition to doubt)

Sample sentences

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A healthy dose of skepticism is vital when listening to a politician speak.

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Tom understood Mary's skepticism.

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I can understand your skepticism.

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Tom expressed some skepticism.

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