skepticism C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas Also spelled scepticism US /ˈskɛp.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/ See IPA manual Freq #30621 Meanings 1 noun doubt about the truth of something My skepticism over the results caused me to write a rebuttal. 2 noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge The room was filled with scepticism of the preacher's claims. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · doubt about the truth of... incredulity 2 noun · the disbelief in any claims... agnosticism More distrustmistrustdisbeliefdoubtfulnessdubietysuspiciousness ↔ Opposites credencecertitude Word family Forms skepticisms Derived forms antiskepticismeuro-skepticismeuroskepticismneuroskepticismoverskepticismpseudoskepticismtechnoskepticism Related forms skepticskeptical Etymology From New Latin scepticismus; equivalent to skeptic + -ism. scepticismus la-new View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # skepticism **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈskɛp.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/ **Frequency rank:** 30621 ## Meanings 1. doubt about the truth of something 2. the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge ## Examples - My skepticism over the results caused me to write a rebuttal. - The room was filled with scepticism of the preacher's claims. ## Synonyms - incredulity - agnosticism - distrust - mistrust - disbelief - doubtfulness - dubiety - suspiciousness ## Antonyms - credence - certitude ## Derived Forms - antiskepticism - euro-skepticism - euroskepticism - neuroskepticism - overskepticism - pseudoskepticism - technoskepticism ## Related Forms - skeptic - skeptical ## Roots and Affixes - Root: scepticismus ## Etymology From New Latin scepticismus; equivalent to skeptic + -ism. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown