adjective. Marked by or given to doubt; questioning.

adjective. Relating to or characteristic of skeptics or skepticism.

Pertaining to, characteristic of, or upholding the method of philosophical skepticism or universal doubt; imbued with or marked by a disposition to question the possibility of real knowledge.

Disbelieving; mistrustful; doubting: as, a skeptical smile.

adjective. Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.

adjective. Of or relating to skepticism or the skeptics.

adjective. marked by or given to doubt

adjective. denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

"The issue is the flagrant abuse of the term skeptical as used by someone with a highly selective and prejudiced opinion, as coupled with an inherent mistrust of a majority"

believing  

skeptical school  skeptical suspension of judgment  

distrustful  incredulous  

receptacle  

appreciative  bemused  contemptuous  cynical  derisive  

Humean  Pyrrhonic  agnostic  ambiguous  capricious