scepticism in English

noun
1
a skeptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something.
these claims were treated with skepticism
2
the theory that certain knowledge is impossible.
Nor has sensory skepticism hindered dogmatists from seeking absolute truth elsewhere, namely in Reason or Logic.

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1. If not, we relapse into scepticism.

2. Scepticism and trust are not necessarily incompatible.

3. 14 If not, we relapse into scepticism.

4. 13 But this went much further than healthy scepticism.

5. 3 Other scientists have expressed scepticism about these results.

6. Scepticism is all about matching belief to evidence.

7. Because of its nature as Amphibology, language 'is already scepticism.' As such, scepticism works constantly to question and interrupt philosophic thought

8. 12 A few people, very few, had a healthy scepticism.

9. 10 Such assertions have to be viewed with some scepticism.

10. 1 Scepticism and trust are not necessarily incompatible.

11. 17 Scepticism is all about matching belief to evidence.

12. He found in Byers a bracing scepticism like his own.

13. 15 There is bound to be some scepticism about it.

14. Synonyms: disbelief, doubt, scepticism, mistrust More Synonyms of Cynicism.

15. 16 But Western observers may have grounds for scepticism.

16. 2 My initial scepticism was replaced with respectful admiration.

17. The hype and fervour surrounding the event positively invited scepticism.

18. 11 Like policemen, they have a hardened scepticism about humanity.

19. The hype and fervor surrounding the event positively invited scepticism.

20. Wherever it flourished an undercurrent of scepticism was never far away.

21. Some people claim otherwise and argue vociferously for complete scepticism.

22. 22 The hype and fervour surrounding the event positively invited scepticism.

23. 21 The hype and fervor surrounding the event positively invited scepticism.

24. Despite scepticism, founder Trent Huang was nonsensical and confident about his company.

25. The company's environmental claims have been greeted/regarded/treated with scepticism by conservationists.

26. 7 There was considerable scepticism about the Chancellor's forecast of a booming economy.

27. 20 I regard their press releases with a degree of scepticism.

28. 18 He found in Byers a bracing scepticism like his own.

29. 4 Their claim is being treated with some scepticism in UN.

30. This theory was initially received with great scepticism by her fellow scientists.

31. His scepticism and irony make his musings palatable to a Western ear.

32. He expressed a great deal of scepticism about the value of psychoanalysis.

33. 9 She has a healthy scepticism towards the claims in the company's report.

34. There was considerable scepticism about the Chancellor's forecast of a booming economy.

35. 19 Such claims should be regarded with a certain amount of scepticism.

36. The scepticism of councillors about the patchiness of the evidence makes some sense.

37. He expressed his scepticism about the usefulness of techniques such as the envoy.

38. 8 He expressed a great deal of scepticism about the value of psychoanalysis.

39. 30 By the same token, positive heroes are also regarded with scepticism by Lukacs.

40. By the same token, positive heroes are also regarded with scepticism by Lukacs.

41. Hence its rather lordly detachment, its contempt for superstition, and its obvious scepticism.

42. Scepticism existed as to the duration of the political changes promoted by MacArthur.

43. 6 This theory was initially received with great scepticism by her fellow scientists.

44. 28 Hence its rather lordly detachment, its contempt for superstition, and its obvious scepticism.

45. 5 The company's environmental claims have been greeted/regarded/treated with scepticism by conservationists.

46. 1 Hence its rather lordly detachment, its contempt for superstition, and its obvious scepticism.

47. Not surprisingly, every loan application is scrutinised with the deep scepticism born of sad experience.

48. Criticisms of solipsism should therefore count as criticisms of the weak-kneed scepticism embodied in foundationalism.

49. 27 Especially of a man whose extreme scepticism about herself and her doings was daily expressed.

50. Keynes's later scepticism on the precise nature of this connection seems to have been amply justified.