English noun: skepticism | |||
1. | skepticism (cognition) doubt about the truth of something | ||
Synonyms | disbelief, incredulity, mental rejection | ||
Broader (hypernym) | doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty | ||
2. | skepticism (cognition) the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge | ||
Synonyms | agnosticism, scepticism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disbelief, unbelief | ||