doubt
- noun (n)
Meaning: lack of faith, conviction questioning
Synonyms:
agnosticism
ambiguity
apprehension
confusion
demurral
difficulty
diffidence
dilemma
disbelief
discredit
disquiet
distrust
dubiety
dubiousness
faithlessness
faltering
fear
hesitancy
hesitation
incertitude
incredulity
indecision
irresolution
lack of confidence
misgiving
mistrust
perplexity
problem
qualm
quandary
rejection
reluctance
scruple
skepticism
suspense
suspicion
uncertainty
vacillation
wavering
- verb (v)
Meaning: lack confidence in question
Synonyms:
be apprehensive of
be curious
be dubious
be in a quandary
be puzzled
be uncertain
be undetermined
call in question
challenge
demur
disbelieve
discredit
dispute
distrust
fear
fluctuate
give no credence
harbor suspicion
have qualms
hesitate
imagine
impugn
insinuate
misdoubt
misgive
mistrust
not buy
query
read differently
scruple
shilly-shally
skepticize
smell a rat
surmise
suspect
take dim view of
vacillate
waver
wonder at
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