meaning of sceptical
Skeptical means âhaving reservationsâ. Someone who is skeptical will not easily be convinced, will be hard to persuade. The main meaning of cynical is âbelieving the worst of peopleâ, or as NOAD says, âdistrustful of human sincerity or integrityâ.By extension, it has come to mean âdoubting something will happenâ, which can be somewhat close in meaning to skeptical in some cases, but not generally.he meaning of skeptical is: 1  Having/showing doubt. 2  Denying or questioning the tenets of a religion. 3  regarding the doctrines or opinions of philosophical Skeptics.