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Definitions

agnosticism

[ag-nos-tuh-siz-uhm] / ægˈnɒs təˌsɪz əm /
NOUN
doubt
Synonyms
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ambiguity apprehension confusion difficulty disbelief distrust fear hesitation misgiving mistrust problem qualm reluctance skepticism suspense suspicion uncertainty
STRONG
demurral diffidence dilemma discredit disquiet dubiety dubiousness faithlessness faltering hesitancy incertitude incredulity indecision irresolution perplexity quandary rejection scruple vacillation wavering
WEAK
lack of confidence
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belief calm calmness certainty clarity confidence definiteness ease faith knowledge sureness trust
STRONG
solution
WEAK
dependence reliance
NOUN
heresy
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blasphemy fallacy
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apostasy atheism defection disbelief dissent dissidence divergence error heterodoxy iconoclasm impiety infidelity nonconformism nonconformity paganism revisionism schism sectarianism secularism sin
WEAK
misbelief
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agreement belief harmony
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orthodoxy
NOUN
nihilism
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anarchy atheism lawlessness
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abnegation denial disbelief disorder rejection renunciation repudiation skepticism terrorism
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mob rule nonbelief
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allowance approval ratification
WEAK
belief faith obedience optimism
NOUN
skepticism
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apprehension disbelief distrust hesitation reluctance suspicion uncertainty
STRONG
dubiety dubiousness faithlessness indecision questioning
WEAK
lack of confidence leeriness
Antonyms
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belief certainty sureness trust

Example Sentences

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Watching my wife’s spiritual evolution from agnosticism to Christianity, I saw that she was acquiring insights I lacked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

The era of model agnosticism is really here.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2023

E: Isn’t agnosticism frankly the most honest position?

From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Given the problems with all interpretations of quantum mechanics, agnosticism, again, strikes me as a sensible stance.

From Scientific American • Aug. 14, 2021

It occurs to me to ask that profound question of modern agnosticism: Is God dead?

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.