
adj.
- Marked by or given to doubt; questioning: a skeptical attitude; skeptical of political promises.
- Relating to or characteristic of skeptics or skepticism.
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Definition: disbelieving, leery
Antonyms: believing, devoted, undoubting
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You can go wrong by being too skeptical as readily as by being too trusting.
— Robert Heinlein (1907-1988).
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