Scepticism — Word of the Day

What does scepticism mean?

noun

A method of questioning authority and knowledge, based on reason and evidence. A feeling of doubt or uncertainty about the truth or reliability of something.

Example

"The philosopher's scepticism about the nature of reality led him to question the existence of an objective truth."

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Synonyms for scepticism

doubt uncertainty incredulity suspicion misgiving agnosticism

Antonyms of scepticism

certainty confidence faith

Rhymes with scepticism

scepticism optimism realism idealism

Etymologically related

Greek skeptikos (skeptical), from skeptesthai (to look at, to examine), from spektron (a seeing, a looking at), from speudein (to see)