Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unbelieving |
| Synonyms: | disbelieving, distrustful, doubtful, doubting, dubious, hesitant, mistrustful, questioning, quizzical, show-me, skeptical, suspect, suspicious, uncertain, unconvinced, unsatisfied, wary |
| Notes: | incredible means 'unbelievable' and incredulous means 'unbelieving' |
| Antonyms: | believing, convinced, credulous |
| Main Entry: | quizzical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appearing confused or curious |
| Synonyms: | amusing, aporetic, arch, bantering, derisive, disbelieving, eccentric, incredulous, inquiring, inquisitive, mocking, odd, probing, quaint, queer, questioning, sardonic, searching, show-me, skeptical, supercilious, suspicious, teasing, unbelieving, unusual |
| Antonyms: | certain, understanding |
| Main Entry: | skeptical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disbelieving, leery |
| Synonyms: | agnostic, aporetic, cynical, dissenting, doubtful, doubting, dubious, freethinking, hesitating, incredulous, mistrustful, questioning, quizzical, scoffing, show-me, suspicious, unbelieving, unconvinced |
| Antonyms: | believing, devoted, undoubting |
| Main Entry: | suspicious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distrustful |
| Synonyms: | apprehensive, cagey, careful, cautious, doubtful, green-eyed, in doubt, incredulous, jealous, leery, mistrustful, not born yesterday on the lookout, questioning, quizzical, skeptical, suspect, suspecting, unbelieving, uptight*, wary, watchful, without belief, without faith, wondering |
| Antonyms: | innocent, trustworthy, trusty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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