| Main Entry: | disbelieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | doubt |
Synonyms: |
discount, discredit, distrust, eschew, give no credence to, mistrust, not accept, not buy, not credit, not swallow, question, reject, repudiate, scoff at, scorn, scout, suspect, unbelieve |
Antonyms: |
believe, trust |
| Main Entry: | disbelieving |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | suspicious, doubting |
Synonyms: |
aporetic, cagey, cynical, incredulous, leery, mistrustful, questioning, quizzical, show-me, skeptical, unbelieving |
Antonyms: |
believing, trusting, unquestioning, unsuspicious |
| Main Entry: | deny |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree, renounce, decline |
Synonyms: |
abjure, abnegate, ban, begrudge, call on, contradict, contravene, controvert, curb, disacknowledge, disallow, disavow, disbelieve, discard, disclaim, discredit, disown, disprove, doubt, enjoin from, eschew, exclude, forbid, forgo, forsake, gainsay, hold back, keep back, negate, negative, not buy, nullify, oppose, rebuff, rebut, recant, refuse, refute, reject, repudiate, restrain, revoke, sacrifice, say no to, spurn, taboo, take exception to, turn down, turn thumbs down, veto, withhold |
| Notes: | deny means to declare untrue or refuse to accept or believe or to refuse to recognize or acknowledge; refute means to prove to be false, wrong, or incorrect |
Antonyms: |
accede, acknowledge, admit, affirm, agree, allow, concede, confess, corroborate, go along, grant |
| Main Entry: | discount |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore; treat as insignificant |
Synonyms: |
belittle, blink at, brush off, depreciate, derogate, detract from, disbelieve, discredit, dispraise, disregard, doubt, fail, forget, minimize, mistrust, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, question, reject, scoff at, scout, slight |
Antonyms: |
attend, pay attention, recognize |
| Main Entry: | discredit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | doubt, question |
Synonyms: |
challenge, deny, disbelieve, discount, dispute, distrust, mistrust, put under suspicion, reject, scoff at |
Antonyms: |
believe, credit, trust |
| Main Entry: | distrust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be suspicious, skeptical of |
Synonyms: |
be wary of, disbelieve, discredit, doubt, misbelieve, mistrust, question, smell a rat, suspect, wonder about |
Antonyms: |
be confident, believe, credit, trust |
| Main Entry: | doubt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lack confidence in; question |
Synonyms: |
be apprehensive of, be curious, be dubious, be in a quandary, be puzzled, be uncertain, be undetermined, call in question, challenge, demur, disbelieve, discredit, dispute, distrust, fear, fluctuate, give no credence, harbor suspicion, have qualms, hesitate, imagine, impugn, insinuate, misdoubt, misgive, mistrust, not buy, query, read differently, scruple, shilly-shally, skepticize, smell a rat, surmise, suspect, take dim view of, vacillate, waver, wonder at |
Antonyms: |
be certain, believe, not question, rely, trust |
| Main Entry: | incredulous |
| 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 |
Antonyms: |
believing, convinced, credulous |
| Main Entry: | mistrust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | doubt |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, be wary, beware, challenge, disbelieve, dispute, distrust, fear, have doubts, question, scruple, suspect, suspicion |
Antonyms: |
be certain, believe, have faith, trust |
| Main Entry: | query |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask |
Synonyms: |
catechize, challenge, disbelieve, dispute, distrust, doubt, enquire, examine, hit up, impeach, impugn, inquire, interrogate, knock, mistrust, put out a feeler question, quiz, suspect, test the waters |
Antonyms: |
answer, reply |