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Verb I have always doubted the existence of life on other planets. No one doubts that the mission will be a success. I seriously doubt my parents will let me go. “Do you think you can come tonight?” “I doubt it.” She doubted his ability to succeed. He said he could do it, but I couldn't help doubting him. Noun I still have moments of doubt.
The latter had decided to tell him the truth, and explained that none of the staff doubted his talent.
It is to be doubted whether the history of popular culture has moved in this direction in the past decade. From the Cambridge English Corpus Secondly, even within dissent, some doubted whether the right of private judgement was being practised.
n. 1. uncertainty about the truth, fact, or existence of something (esp in the phrases in doubt, without doubt, beyond a shadow of doubt, etc) 2. ( often plural) lack of belief in or conviction about something: all his doubts about the project disappeared. 3. an unresolved difficulty, point, etc.
Synonyms for DOUBTED: questioned, suspected, distrusted, mistrusted, misdoubted, disbelieved, discounted, negated; Antonyms of DOUBTED: trusted, relied (on or upon), counted (on or upon), depended (on or upon), banked (on or upon)
to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe: The police have good reason to doubt his alibi. Synonyms: question, suspect, mistrust. to distrust; regard with suspicion: I doubted the salesman, so we decided to check with other dealers. Synonyms: question, suspect, mistrust.
Other forms: doubts; doubted; doubting. Doubt is distrust or suspicion. When your kid sister explains that a robber broke in and ate your entire chocolate stash, most likely you feel doubt.
Definition of doubt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Although the words suspicion and doubt have much in common, suspicion stresses lack of faith in the truth, reality, fairness, or reliability of something or someone. regarded the stranger with suspicion. In some situations, the words uncertainty and doubt are roughly equivalent.
SYNONYMS 1, 2. mistrust, suspect, question. 5. indecision, irresolution. USAGE doubt and doubtful may be followed by a subordinate clause beginning with that, whether, or if: I doubt that (or whether or if) the story is true.
