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Skepticism Common

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Skepticism has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

doubt about the truth of something

"Her deep skepticism about the study's results made her hesitate to share them with the team."

2

the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

"After centuries of philosophical debate, few remain without a healthy skepticism regarding humanity's ability to ever grasp absolute truth."

3

The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.

"Her intense skepticism led her to demand three different audits before approving any new financial records."

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
doubt unbelief
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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