Synonyms for doubt
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1. doubtverb

   To doubt is to lack conviction. Incompleteness of evidence may compel one to doubt, or some perverse bias of mind may incline him to. Distrust may express simply a lack of confidence; as, I distrust my own judgment; or it may be nearly equivalent to suspect; as, I distrusted that man from the start. Mistrust and suspect imply that one is almost assured of positive evil; one may distrust himself or others; he suspects others. Mistrust is now rarely, if ever, used of persons, but only of motives, intentions, etc. Distrust is always serious; mistrust is often used playfully. Compare SUPPOSE. Compare synonyms for DOUBT, n.

   Synonyms:
   distrust, mistrust, surmise, suspect

   Antonyms:
   believe, confide in, depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely upon, trust

2. doubtnoun

   Doubt is a lack of conviction that may refer either to matters of belief or to matters of practise. As regards belief, while doubt is lack of conviction, disbelief is conviction, to the contrary; unbelief refers to a settled state of mind, generally accompanied with opposition of heart. Perplexity is active and painful; doubt may be quiescent. Perplexity presses toward a solution; doubt may be content to linger unresolved. Any improbable statement awakens incredulity. In theological usage unbelief and skepticism have a condemnatory force, as implying wilful rejection of manifest truth. As regards practical matters, uncertainty applies to the unknown or undecided; doubt implies some negative evidence. Suspense regards the future, and is eager and anxious; uncertainty may relate to any period, and be quite indifferent. Misgiving is ordinarily in regard to the outcome of something already done or decided; hesitation, indecision, and irresolution have reference to something that remains to be decided or done, and are due oftener to infirmity of will than to lack of knowledge. Distrust and suspicion apply especially to the motives, character, etc., of others, and are more decidedly adverse than doubt. Scruple relates to matters of conscience and duty.

   Synonyms:
   disbelief, distrust, hesitancy, hesitation, incredulity, indecision, irresolution, misgiving, perplexity, question, scruple, skepticism, suspense, suspicion, unbelief, uncertainty

   Antonyms:
   assurance, belief, certainty, confidence, conviction, decision, determination, persuasion, resolution, resolve

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1. doubtnoun

   Synonyms:
   dubiousness, dubitation, scruple, hesitation, suspense, distrust, suspicion, perplexity, uncertainty, ambiguity, difficulty, indecision

   Antonyms:
   certainty, clearness, precision, determination, decision, conviction, satisfaction

2. doubtverb

   Synonyms:
   dubitate, hesitate, vacillate, waver, demur

   Antonyms:
   decide, determine, resolve, assent

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousnessnoun

   the state of being unsure of something

   Synonyms:
   dubiety, incertitude, doubtfulness, precariousness, dubiousness, uncertainty, uncertainness, question

2. doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, questionverb

   uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something

   "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"

   Synonyms:
   dubiety, incertitude, doubtfulness, interrogative sentence, dubiousness, uncertainty, query, motion, inquiry, head, interrogative, enquiry, interrogation, question

3. doubtverb

   consider unlikely or have doubts about

   "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"

4. doubtverb

   lack confidence in or have doubts about

   "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"

Matched Categories

1. • Disbelieve
   • Distrust

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fishy

   something just doesn't add.

   i'm not sure about the evidence put forward, i need some more background work done before any conclusions are made.

   Submitted by greenwriter60 on March 26, 2019  

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1. doubtverb

   Synonyms:
   hesitate, waver, be doubtful, be in suspense, be undetermined, entertain doubts, be in a state of uncertainty, not know what to think

2. doubtverb

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] suspect, fancy, apprehend

3. doubtverb

   Synonyms:
   question, hesitate to believe, consider questionable, have doubts about

4. doubtverb

   Synonyms:
   distrust, suspect, not confide in

5. doubtnoun

   Synonyms:
   indecision, hesitation, hesitancy, irresolution, uncertainty, suspense, misgiving

6. doubtnoun

   Synonyms:
   suspicion, distrust, mistrust

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1. doubtnoun

   Synonyms:
   indecision, uncertainty, vacillation, irresolution, misgiving, query, suspense, hesitancy, distrust, suspicion, quandary, perplexity, skepticism, incredulity, pyrrhonism, ambiguity, difficulty

   Antonyms:
   conviction, credulity, confidence, decision, assurance, belief, certainty

2. doubtverb

   Synonyms:
   waver, hesitate, question, be undecided, query, distrust, suspect

   Antonyms:
   believe, trust, rely upon

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "doubt":

   question, doubts, hesitation, suspicion, wątpliwości, duda, course, suspected, uncertainty, certainly, undoubtedly, dubbi

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1. Barack Obama:

   Justice Scalia and I had different political orientations and probably would have disagreed on the outcome of certain cases. But there's no doubt that he was a giant on the Supreme Court, helped to shape the legal landscape, it's important, before we rush into the all the politics of this, to take stock of somebody who made enormous contributions to the United States. And we are grateful not only for his service but for his family's service.

2. John Kilduff:

   I think what's going to be telling here is to highlight how bearish the complex is, if King Abdullah being ill couldn't get a rally going, I doubt a small refinery fire at the Lima refinery will have any impact, either.

3. John Tiedeman:

   He’s clearly, to me, culling for size, but let’s give him the benefit of the doubt. Let’s say it’s not dead. You then need to revive those fish.

4. President Barack Obama:

   There's no doubt that, in the Sunni areas, we're going to have to ramp up not just training, but also commitment, and we better get Sunni tribes more activated than they currently have been, i think Prime Minister Abadi is sincere and committed to an inclusive Iraqi state, and I will continue to order our military to provide the Iraqi security forces all assistance that they need in order to secure their country, and I’ll provide diplomatic and economic assistance that’s necessary for them to stabilize.

5. Zig Ziglar:

   This I do know beyond any reasonable doubt. Regardless of what you are doing, if you pump long enough, hard enough and enthusiastically enough, sooner or later the effort will bring forth the reward.