Synonyms & related words for skeptical

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of skeptical — including disbelieving, doubting, skeptic, unbelieving, unconvinced, incredulous. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to skeptical

Explore words related to skeptical — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include overskeptical, skeptically, skepticism, doubter, incredulousness, disbeliever, leeriness, oversuspicious. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for skeptical

Common synonyms for skeptical include disbelieving, doubting, skeptic, unbelieving, unconvinced, incredulous, questioning, distrustful — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does skeptical come from?

The word skeptical breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root skeptic-, from Greek skeptikos (“inquiring, examining”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.