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- pronunciation:
- skheIp
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
distrust or disbelief, or a general tendency to doubt and question.
The nutritionist's claim of finding a cure for the disease was met with intense skepticism in the medical community.- synonyms:
- disbelief, distrust, doubt, mistrust, suspicion
- antonyms:
- gullibility
- similar words:
- leeriness, pessimism, uncertainty, wariness, wonder
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| definition 2: |
doubt of the possibility of real or absolute knowledge, esp. as a philosophical doctrine.
- similar words:
- cynicism, doubt, relativism
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| definition 3: |
doubt or disbelief of religious claims to truth; agnosticism or atheism.
- synonyms:
- agnosticism, atheism, unbelief
- similar words:
- apostasy, denial, disbelief, dissent, heresy
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| related words: |
denial, distrust, doubt |
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