Meanings
adverbsceptically (comparative more sceptically, superlative most sceptically)
comparative more sceptically · superlative most sceptically
- UKalternativeAlternative form of skeptically.
Aitkenhead surmises sceptically that her friend's son, enrolled on a photography degree, "will almost certainly not" get the job he wants.
2009 February 5, Rick Trainor, “Universities are not guilty of deluding students and employers”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbwith scepticism; in a sceptical manner
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sceptically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sceptically
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“sceptically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sceptically. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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