Skepticism

/ˈskɛp.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/

Synonyms for "skepticism" (86 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Noun(9 words)
agnosticismanimositiesapathy toward traditioncareful inquirycollective consciousness theorycritical thinkingcynicismdisbeliefdisillusionment
Adjective(1 words)
anti-environmental
Verb(1 words)
cause discredit to

Strong matches (25)

Noun(8 words)
distrust of motivesdoubtdoubt the testimonydoubtsfaithlessnessgainsayingincredulitymental rejection
Adjective(1 words)
ethological approach

Related words (43)

Verb(1 words)
sow doubt

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

14 entries

More specific

6 entries
global skepticismpeer skepticismprofessional skepticismradical skepticismreligious skepticismscientific skepticism

Collocations

5 entries
academic skepticismhealthy skepticismscientific skepticismskepticism about claimsskepticism toward sources

Inflections

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Derivations

2 entries

Translations

57 translations across 41 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)

Basque

1 entries
  • eszeptizismo noun (general disposition to doubt)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • скептици́зъм noun (general disposition to doubt)

Catalan

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  • escepticisme noun (general disposition to doubt)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 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

2 entries
  • 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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  • 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)

German

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

Greek

1 entries
  • σκεπτικισμός noun (general disposition to doubt)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • ספקנות noun (general disposition to doubt)

Hungarian

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

Icelandic

1 entries
  • efahyggja noun (general disposition to doubt)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • skeptisisme noun (general disposition to doubt)

Italian

1 entries
  • scetticismo noun (general disposition to doubt)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 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

1 entries
  • skepticizmas noun (general disposition to doubt)

Malay

1 entries
  • skeptisisme noun (general disposition to doubt)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • skeptisisme noun (general disposition to doubt)

Polish

1 entries
  • sceptycyzm noun (general disposition to doubt)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • ceticismo noun (general disposition to doubt)

Romanian

1 entries
  • scepticism noun (general disposition to doubt)

Russian

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

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • 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

1 entries
  • skepticizem noun (general disposition to doubt)

Spanish

1 entries
  • escepticismo noun (general disposition to doubt)

Swedish

1 entries
  • skepticism noun (general disposition to doubt)

Tagalog

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

Turkish

4 entries
  • kuşkuculuk noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • septisizm noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • skeptisizm noun (general disposition to doubt)
  • şüphecilik noun (general disposition to doubt)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • скептици́зм noun (general disposition to doubt)

Volapük

1 entries
  • dotim noun (general disposition to doubt)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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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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