{
    "term": "skeptical",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "having doubts that a claim or statement is true or that something will happen",
            "sensetop": "skeptical (about/of something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I am skeptical about his chances of winning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The public remain skeptical of these claims."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She looked highly skeptical."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskeptɪkl/",
                "audio": "sc/skeptical/sceptical__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskeptɪkl/",
                "audio": "sc/skeptical/sceptical__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}