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 | ||