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Synonyms for doubt
daʊtdoubt
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, suspectAntonyms:
believe, confide in, depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely upon, trustdoubtnoun
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, uncertaintyAntonyms:
assurance, belief, certainty, confidence, conviction, decision, determination, persuasion, resolution, resolve
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
doubtnoun
Synonyms:
dubiousness, dubitation, scruple, hesitation, suspense, distrust, suspicion, perplexity, uncertainty, ambiguity, difficulty, indecisionAntonyms:
certainty, clearness, precision, determination, decision, conviction, satisfactiondoubtverb
Princeton's WordNet
doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousnessnoun
the state of being unsure of something
Synonyms:
dubiety, incertitude, doubtfulness, precariousness, dubiousness, uncertainty, uncertainness, questiondoubt, 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, questiondoubtverb
consider unlikely or have doubts about
"I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"
doubtverb
lack confidence in or have doubts about
"I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"
Matched Categories
Editors Contribution
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
doubtverb
Synonyms:
hesitate, waver, be doubtful, be in suspense, be undetermined, entertain doubts, be in a state of uncertainty, not know what to thinkdoubtverb
doubtverb
Synonyms:
question, hesitate to believe, consider questionable, have doubts aboutdoubtverb
Synonyms:
distrust, suspect, not confide indoubtnoun
Synonyms:
indecision, hesitation, hesitancy, irresolution, uncertainty, suspense, misgivingdoubtnoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
doubtnoun
Synonyms:
indecision, uncertainty, vacillation, irresolution, misgiving, query, suspense, hesitancy, distrust, suspicion, quandary, perplexity, skepticism, incredulity, pyrrhonism, ambiguity, difficultyAntonyms:
conviction, credulity, confidence, decision, assurance, belief, certaintydoubtverb
Synonyms:
waver, hesitate, question, be undecided, query, distrust, suspect
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "doubt":
question, doubts, hesitation, suspicion, wątpliwości, duda, course, suspected, uncertainty, certainly, undoubtedly, dubbi
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#592 | question | |
#692 | head | |
#1871 | motion | |
#2548 | query | |
#2894 | certainly | |
#3643 | doubt | |
#4400 | inquiry | |
#5311 | difficulty | |
#6236 | suspect | |
#7168 | enquiry | |
#7863 | uncertainty | |
#9005 | suspected | |
#11287 | suspense | |
#12724 | hesitate | |
#13967 | doubts | |
#14711 | undoubtedly | |
#15340 | suspicion | |
#20136 | ambiguity | |
#22942 | interrogation | |
#25748 | hesitation | |
#26575 | skepticism | |
#29082 | disbelief | |
#31101 | distrust | |
#43337 | mistrust | |
#57467 | indecision | |
#57845 | unbelief | |
#62272 | duda | |
#64040 | waver | |
#66872 | surmise | |
#77127 | perplexity | |
#80438 | interrogative | |
#99595 | incredulity | |
#111383 | hesitancy | |
#120240 | scruple | |
#157222 | demur | |
#187910 | misgiving | |
#205293 | precariousness | |
#241885 | vacillate | |
#296678 | irresolution | |
#307400 | incertitude |
How to use doubt in a sentence?
Doubt 'til thou canst doubt no more...doubt is thought and thought is life. Systems which end doubt are devices for drugging thought.
Without a doubt, without room for any doubt, we have found, 307 years after it sank, the San Jose galleon.
Elie Wiesel, O Magazine, November 2000:
I have no doubt that faith is only pure when it does not negate the faith of another. I have no doubt that evil can be fought and that indifference is no option. I have no doubt that fanaticism is dangerous. And of all the books in the world on life, I have no doubt that the life of one person weighs more than them all.
Having had regard to the whole of the evidence led at trial, and having deliberated long and hard over this matter, I find Justice Chris Maxwell in the position of having a genuine doubt as to( Pell's) guilt, my doubt is a doubt which the jury ought also to have had.
We will build a great museum here in Cartagena, without a doubt, without room for any doubt, we have found, 307 years after it sank, the San Jose galleon.
Translations for doubt
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- شكArabic
- сумнеўBelarusian
- съмнение, съмнявам сеBulgarian
- dubtar, dubteCatalan, Valencian
- pochybnost, pochyba, pochybovatCzech
- tvivl, tvivleDanish
- Zweifel, bezweifeln, zweifelnGerman
- αμφιβολία, αμφιβάλλωGreek
- dubi, duboEsperanto
- duda, incertidumbre, dudarSpanish
- kõhklus, kõhklemaEstonian
- شکPersian
- epäilys, epäily, epäillä, kyseenalaistaaFinnish
- doute, douterFrench
- twivelWestern Frisian
- amhrasIrish
- amharas, mì-chinnt, teagamh, cuir teagamhScottish Gaelic
- dúbida, dubidarGalician
- dooyt, ourysManx
- ספקHebrew
- संदेहHindi
- kételkedik, kétell, megkérdőjelez, kétség, kétségbe vonHungarian
- կասկածել, կասկած, տարակույս, տարակուսելArmenian
- dubitaInterlingua
- dubarIdo
- efasemdIcelandic
- dubitare, dubbioItalian
- ספקHebrew
- 不審, 疑い, 疑問Japanese
- күмән, шүбәKazakh
- 疑惑, 의심하다, 의혹Korean
- şube, şûf, گومان, guman, şik, gûş, hulhulKurdish
- dubitatio, dubium, dubitas, dubitareLatin
- ZweiwelLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- abejonė, dvejonė, dvejoti, abejotiLithuanian
- šaubas, šaubītiesLatvian
- raupeka, kumukumuMāori
- сомнеж, сомневање, се сомневаMacedonian
- twijfelen, twijfel, betwijfelenDutch
- tvilNorwegian
- wątpliwość, wątpićPolish
- dúvida, duvidar, incertezaPortuguese
- îndoială, dubiuRomanian
- сомнение, сомневатьсяRussian
- сумња, sumnjaSerbo-Croatian
- pochybovať, pochybnosťSlovak
- dvomiti, dvomSlovene
- tvekan, tvivla, tvivelSwedish
- ஐயம், சந்தேகம்Tamil
- శంక, సందేహము, సందేహించు, శంకించుTelugu
- สิงสัยThai
- duda, duda, alinlangan, alinlanganTagalog
- şüphelenmek, kuşku, kuşkulanmak, şüpheTurkish
- сумнів, сумніватисяUkrainian
- nghi ngờVietnamese
- dotVolapük
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