Meanings
plural skepticisms · alternative Commonwealth scepticism
- UScountableuncountablehuman sciencesThe practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
- UScountableuncountablehuman sciencesA studied attitude of questioning and doubt.
Ever since El Martinez started asking to be called by the gender-neutral pronouns “they/them” in the ninth grade, they have fielded skepticism in a variety of forms and from a multitude of sources about what it means to identify as nonbinary.
2019 May 29, Amy Harmon, “Which Box Do You Check? Some States Are Offering a Nonbinary Option”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2019 - UScountableuncountableA methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty through scientific or logical observation.
Synonyms & antonyms
noundoubt about the truth of something
nounthe disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- New Latinscepticismus
- Englishskepticism
From New Latin scepticismus; equivalent to skeptic + -ism.
More words from New Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque eszeptizismo
- eszeptizismogeneral disposition to doubt
Bulgarian скептици́зъм
- скептици́зъм (skepticízăm)general disposition to doubt
Catalan escepticisme
- escepticismegeneral disposition to doubt
Chinese Mandarin 懷疑論 /怀疑论, 懷疑主義 /怀疑主义
- 懷疑論 /怀疑论 (huáiyílùn)general disposition to doubt
- 懷疑主義 /怀疑主义 (huáiyízhǔyì)general disposition to doubt
Czech skepticismus, skepse
- skepticismusgeneral disposition to doubt
- skepsegeneral disposition to doubt
Danish skepticisme
- skepticismegeneral disposition to doubt
Dutch twijfelzucht, scepticisme
- twijfelzuchtgeneral disposition to doubt
- scepticismegeneral disposition to doubt
- skepticismegeneral disposition to doubt
Estonian skeptitsism
- skeptitsismgeneral disposition to doubt
Finnish skepticism, skeptisismi
- skepticismdoctrine
- skeptisismidoctrine
- skeptisyysgeneral disposition to doubt
French scepticisme
- scepticismegeneral disposition to doubt
German Skeptizismus, Skepsis
- Skeptizismusgeneral disposition to doubt
- Skepsisgeneral disposition to doubt
Greek σκεπτικισμός
- σκεπτικισμός (skeptikismós)general disposition to doubt
Hebrew ספקנות
- ספקנות (safkanút)general disposition to doubt
Hungarian szkepticizmus, szkepszis
- szkepticizmusgeneral disposition to doubt
- szkepszisgeneral disposition to doubt
Icelandic efahyggja
- efahyggjageneral disposition to doubt
Indonesian skeptisisme
- skeptisismegeneral disposition to doubt
Italian scetticismo
- scetticismogeneral disposition to doubt
Japanese 懐疑主義, 懐疑論
- 懐疑主義 (kaigishugi)general disposition to doubt
- 懐疑論 (kaigiron)general disposition to doubt
- スケプチシズム (sukepuchishizumu)general disposition to doubt
Latin scepticismus
- scepticismusgeneral disposition to doubt
Lithuanian skepticizmas
- skepticizmasgeneral disposition to doubt
Malay skeptisisme
- skeptisismegeneral disposition to doubt
Norwegian skeptisisme
- skeptisismegeneral disposition to doubt
Polish sceptycyzm, sceptycyzm
- sceptycyzmdoctrine
- sceptycyzmgeneral disposition to doubt
Portuguese ceticismo
- ceticismogeneral disposition to doubt
Romanian scepticism
- scepticismgeneral disposition to doubt
Russian скептици́зм, ске́псис
- скептици́зм (skepticízm)general disposition to doubt
- ске́псис (sképsis)general disposition to doubt
Scottish Gaelic neo-chreidmheachd
- neo-chreidmheachdgeneral disposition to doubt
Slovak skepticizmus
- skepticizmusgeneral disposition to doubt
Spanish escepticismo
- escepticismogeneral disposition to doubt
Swedish skepticism
- skepticismgeneral disposition to doubt
Tagalog kila, pangingila
- kilageneral disposition to doubt
- pangingilageneral disposition to doubt
Turkish septisizm, kuşkuculuk
- septisizmdoctrine
- kuşkuculukdoctrine
- şüphecilikdoctrine
- kuşkuculukgeneral disposition to doubt
- septisizmgeneral disposition to doubt
- skeptisizmgeneral disposition to doubt
- şüphecilikgeneral disposition to doubt
Ukrainian скептици́зм
- скептици́зм (skeptycýzm)general disposition to doubt
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa hoài nghi
- chủ nghĩa hoài nghidoctrine
Cite this entry
skepticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skepticism
“skepticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skepticism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skepticism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skepticism.
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