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Learn the meaning and usage of the British spellings of skeptic, skeptical, and skepticism. Find out how to cite, share, and play with words from Merriam-Webster. Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective sceptical, which means having doubts that something is true or will happen. See examples, synonyms and related words in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English. Sceptical means doubting that something is true or useful. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in other languages. Sceptical and Skeptical essentially have the same definition, expressing doubt or a questioning attitude. The only difference between sceptical and skeptical is regional preference: "sceptical" is commonly used in British English, while "skeptical" is the preferred spelling in American English. Both words convey the same sentiment: a lack of conviction or certainty.
