Scepticism Meaning
/ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAlternative spelling of skepticism.
Sentence Examples
Dr Tyler expressed scepticism at Dr Ramsay's revolutionary new therapy.
News of the company's expansion plans was greeted with scepticism by the local community.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His ____ about the politician's promises was fully justified after the scandal.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His ____ about the project's feasibility proved well-founded when the budget ran out.
Word Origin & History
Equivalent to sceptic + -ism.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"When, across the hundredfold poor scepticisms, trivialisms and constitutional cobwebberies of Dryasdust, you catch any glimpse of a William the Conqueror, a Tancred of Hauteville or suchlike, — do you not discern veritably some rude outline of a true God-made King […]?"
— 1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, (please specify |book=I or IV, or the page):
"As per the old Jewish joke “ask two Jews, get three opinions”, there’s room on this seven-strong bill (plus [Hannah] Gadsby) for at least that many different perspectives on gender – including some impish scepticism from Canadian comic DeAnne Smith, who complains about “getting they/them’d against my will since 2005”."
— 2023 October 13, Brian Logan, “‘We’re all learning’: why Netflix needs Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda”, in The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His ____ about the politician's promises was fully justified after the scandal.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His ____ about the project's feasibility proved well-founded when the budget ran out.