sceptic
gb/skˈɛptɪk/ us/skˈɛptɪk/
B2
इंग्रजी
~ 8900
अर्थ
० अर्थ
नाम
B2
entity
1
person who tends to doubt claims
A person who does not easily believe what other people say and wants strong proof before accepting it as true.
वापर नमुना:
a sceptic about [something]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sceptic' with 'cynic'. A 'sceptic' mainly wants good evidence before believing something, while a 'cynic' often has a negative view of people and their motives. Another common issue is spelling: British English uses 'sceptic', while American English uses 'skeptic'. Prepositions can also cause trouble: you are usually 'a sceptic about something' or 'a sceptic of something', not 'a sceptic for something'.
समानार्थी शब्द
doubter (Neutral and general, focuses simply on not being convinced; slightly less about active questioning than 'sceptic'.)
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disbeliever (Stronger refusal to accept a claim; sounds more fixed and less open to changing their mind than a 'sceptic'.)
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cynic (Often suggests a negative, world-weary attitude and a belief that people are selfish, not just that claims need evidence.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
believer (Someone who accepts a claim, idea, or religion, often with trust or faith rather than demanding strong proof.)
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supporter (Someone who backs or agrees with a particular idea, policy, or person, rather than doubting it like a sceptic.)
सहप्रयोग
natural sceptic
|born sceptic
|religious sceptic
|climate sceptic
|political sceptic
|remain a sceptic
विषय
thinking
|science
|religion
|politics
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
- As a natural sceptic, she always checks several sources before trusting any news story.
- Many health sceptics questioned the safety of the new medicine until long-term studies were published.
- He used to be a climate sceptic, but the recent heatwaves changed his mind.
- Religious sceptics in the group asked difficult questions about faith and evidence.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- I am a bit of a sceptic, so I do not believe things very quickly.
- She is a climate sceptic and often argues about global warming.
- Some people are religious sceptics and do not accept any holy books.
- My brother is a sceptic about social media stories.
- The teacher told the students that being a sceptic can help them think carefully.
नाम
technical
C1
entity
2
follower of philosophical scepticism
In philosophy, a person who argues that people cannot be completely sure about what they know.
वापर नमुना:
a sceptic in [philosophical tradition]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may not realise that this philosophical sense is more narrow and technical than the everyday sense. In general English, a 'sceptic' might just doubt one topic (like climate change), but in philosophy, a 'sceptic' questions whether any secure knowledge is possible at all.
समानार्थी शब्द
philosophical skeptic (Explicitly marks this as the technical, philosophical use, not just an everyday doubter.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
dogmatist (In philosophy, a dogmatist is seen as someone who confidently asserts knowledge claims that the sceptic thinks cannot be justified.)
सहप्रयोग
ancient sceptics
|Greek sceptics
|Pyrrhonian sceptics
|radical sceptics
विषय
philosophy
|academia
|education
|core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
- For the ancient sceptic, suspending judgement was the only honest response to conflicting appearances.
- The lecture compared Descartes to more radical sceptics who doubted even the existence of the external world.
- As a modern sceptic, she argues that we can never escape our own viewpoint enough to claim absolute truth.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- In that class, we read about a Greek sceptic who said we cannot be sure of anything.
- Some philosophers are sceptics and question if real knowledge is possible.
- The teacher explained that a sceptic in philosophy does more than just doubt one idea.
- A radical sceptic may even doubt the world outside their mind.
- He wrote his essay about ancient sceptics and their ideas.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
sceptic
IPA
GB/skˈɛptɪk/
US/skˈɛptɪk/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
scep - tic (२ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 1st syllable (scep)
शब्दरूपे
Noun
- Base: sceptic
- Plural: sceptics
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
sceptics
noun
Core family
sceptical
adjective B2
scepticism
noun B2
Related words
sceptically
adverb
skeptic
noun
वाक्प्रचार
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