doubted

VERB

lack confidence in; question

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distrust hesitate impugn suspect

STRONG

challenge demur disbelieve discredit dispute fear fluctuate imagine insinuate misgive mistrust query scruple surmise vacillate waver

WEAK

be apprehensive of be curious be dubious be in a quandary be puzzled be uncertain be undetermined call in question give no credence harbor suspicion have qualms misdoubt not buy read differently shilly-shally skepticize smell a rat take dim view of wonder at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

trust

STRONG

agree answer believe go along remain stay

WEAK

be certain not question rely

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doubted

Louth, 20 years old, said he earned all A’s and one B in his first semester and doubted he would have worked as hard had the classes been pass/fail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

He has admitted he doubted himself at times last year.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Since then, in rare public statements, Sutskever has publicly doubted whether simply scaling up current paradigms is sufficient.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Cherubim's joint advisor David Charbonneau, head of the Harvard Department of Astronomy and astronomer in the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, initially doubted whether the plan would succeed.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

He doubted anybody else in the village knew it was there.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins