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Definition of aporetic word

  • noun aporetic Tending to doubt. 1

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Parts of speech for Aporetic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

aporetic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

aporetic usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for aporetic

adj aporetic

  • questioning — indicating or implying a question: a questioning tone in her voice.
  • cagey — If you say that someone is being cagey about something, you mean that you think they are deliberately not giving you much information or expressing an opinion about it.
  • cynical — If you describe someone as cynical, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly.
  • incredulous — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
  • leery — leer2 .

adjective aporetic

  • sceptical — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.

Antonyms for aporetic

adj aporetic

  • believing — to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully.
  • trusting — Law. of or relating to trusts or a trust.
  • unquestioning — indicating or implying a question: a questioning tone in her voice.
  • suspicious — tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
  • understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.

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