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   doubt

   /dout/

   noun

   • 1. a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction: "some doubt has been cast upon the authenticity of this account" Similar uncertaintylack of certaintyunsurenessindecisionhesitationhesitancydubiousnesssuspicionconfusionquestion markqueriesquestionsrare:dubietyincertitudeindecisionhesitationdiffidenceuncertaintyinsecurityinhibitionuneaseuneasinessapprehensionhesitancywaveringvacillationirresolutionlack of convictiondemurralskepticismdistrustmistrustlack of trustdoubtfulnesssuspicioncynicismdisbeliefincredulityunbeliefmisbelieflack of confidence/convictionuneasinessapprehensionwarinesscharinessquestioningreservationsmisgivingssuspicionsqualmsinformal:leerinessformal:dubietyOpposite certaintyconvictionconfidencetrust

   verb

   • 1. feel uncertain about: "I doubt my ability to do the job"
   • ▪ question the truth or fact of (something): "who can doubt the value of these services?" Similar think something unlikelyhave (one's) doubts aboutquestionquerybe dubiouslack convictionhave reservations aboutOpposite be confident
   • ▪ disbelieve (a person or their word): "I have no reason to doubt him" Similar disbelievedistrustmistrustsuspectlack confidence inhave doubts aboutbe suspicious ofhave suspicions abouthave misgivings aboutfeel uneasy aboutfeel apprehensive aboutcall into questioncast doubt onqueryquestionchallengedisputehave reservations aboutarchaic:misdoubtOpposite trust
   • ▪ feel uncertain, especially about one's religious beliefs. Similar be undecidedhave doubtsbe irresolutebe hesitantbe tentativebe ambivalentbe dividedbe doubtfulbe unsurebe uncertainbe in two mindshesitateshilly-shallywaverfaltervacillateditherdemurinformal:sit on the fenceOpposite believe
   • 2. fear; be afraid: archaic "I doubt not your contradictions"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French doute (noun), douter (verb), from Latin dubitare ‘hesitate’, from dubius ‘doubtful’ (see dubious).

   Derivatives

   • 1. doubtable adjective

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   Synonyms for DOUBT: skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty, concern, distrust, disbelief, mistrust, misdoubt; Antonyms of DOUBT: trust, belief, confidence, certainty, conviction, assurance, surety, faith

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   doubt. noun. Is there any doubt about your willingness to accept the job?. Synonyms. uncertainty. indecision. question. lack of conviction. Antonym. resolve. She has her doubts about loaning him more money.

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   Synonyms for DOUBTS: suspicions, uncertainties, skepticism, concerns, distrust, mistrust, misgivings, anxieties; Antonyms of DOUBTS: beliefs, assurances, convictions, confidences, trusts, certainties, sureties, certitudes

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   Synonyms for DOUBT: question, wonder, be undecided, distrust, demur, hesitate, query, waver, mistrust; Antonyms for DOUBT: believe, trust, confide, belief, conviction, certainty, faith, trust, certainty.