Synonyms for disbelief
ˌdɪs bɪˈlifdis·be·lief

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1. disbeliefnoun

   Synonyms:
   incredulity

2. disbeliefnoun

   Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.

   She cried out in disbelief on hearing that terrorists had crashed an airplane into the World Trade Center in New York City.

   Synonyms:
   incredulity

3. disbeliefnoun

   astonishment

   I stared in disbelief at the Grand Canyon.

   Synonyms:
   incredulity

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1. disbeliefnoun

   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:
   distrust, doubt, doubt, 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. incredulity, disbelief, skepticism, mental rejectionnoun

   doubt about the truth of something

   Synonyms:
   unbelief, scepticism, incredulity, skepticism, mental rejection, agnosticism

2. unbelief, disbeliefnoun

   a rejection of belief

   Synonyms:
   unbelief, incredulity, skepticism, mental rejection

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. disbeliefnoun

   Synonyms:
   scepticism, infidelity, refusal to believe

2. disbeliefnoun

   Synonyms:
   distrust, incredulity, want of belief

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

1. List of paraphrases for "disbelief":

   incredulity, scepticism, atheism, skepticism

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1. Valentin Lopez:

   We're stunned and we're in disbelief, we believe saints are supposed to be people who followed in the life of Jesus Christ and the words of Jesus Christ. There was no Jesus Christ lifestyle at the missions.

2. Steve Adelman:

   The whole idea of going to a show, a club, or sporting event it’s a place where other people have already taken care of safety measures, i think most of the time when someone goes out for entertainment purposes, they are kind of suspending their disbelief about the need to protect themselves because they trust someone already looked into this.

3. Eileen Caddy:

   The secret of making something work in your lives is, first of all, the deep desire to make it work: then the faith and belief that it can work: then to hold that clear definite vision in your consciousness and see it working out step by step, without one thought of doubt or disbelief.

4. Freddy Marquez:

   We're just in shock, just in disbelief.

5. Jane Kakkis:

   You have no idea what fear is until you have a cancer that's already spread to your lymph nodes, patients will say in disbelief, 'but I just had a mammogram and it was normal.' They can't believe how advanced it is. Dense breast notification is bringing up a whole conversation about risk that wouldn't come up otherwise.