Definition of Skeptical

having reservations or doubts about something

Examples of Skeptical in a sentence

Although the car salesman assured us that the used SUV wasn’t a lemon, my skeptical mother was hesitant to believe him.  🔊

Skeptical investors refused to invest without a guarantee that their money would be returned.  🔊

Skeptical of strangers, the toddler refused to talk to anyone who he had never met before.  🔊

Many employees were skeptical of the company’s new “family friendly” policies since they had never cared much for family in the past.  🔊

The skeptical woman wanted to get a psychic reading even though she didn’t believe that people could see the future.  🔊

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