Unbelief

Synonyms for unbelief
noun disbelief

rejection
incredulity
mistrust
nihilism

atheism
discredit
distrust
dubiety

repudiation
incredulousness
spurning
unbelievingness

unfaith

Antonyms for unbelief

ratification
belief

certainty
confidence

faith
trust

Concept Thesaurus for word unbelief
Synonyms – noun

unbelief
miscreance
retractation
demure
suspicion
onus probandi.
unbeliever

disbelief
infidelity (irreligion)
doubt (uncertainty)
distrust
jealousy
incredibility

misbelief
dissent
skepticism
mistrust
scruple
incredibleness

discredit
change of opinion
misgiving
misdoubt
qualm
incredulity.

Synonyms – verbs

disbelieve
refuse to admit (dissent)
doubt the truth of
mistrust
smell a rat
suspicions
pause
waver.
raise a question
challenge
cause a doubt
awake a doubt
stagger
stagger one’s belief.

discredit
refuse to believe (incredulity)
be skeptical as to
suspect
have doubts
have one’s doubts.
hesitate
hang in suspense
bring in
dispute
raise a doubt
make suspicion
shake one’s faith

not believe
doubt
diffide
smoke
harbor doubts
demure
scruple
hang in doubt.
call in question
deny
start a doubt
ergotize
shake one’s belief

misbelieve
be doubtful (uncertain)
distrust
scent
entertain doubts
stick at
stop to consider
throw doubt upon
question
cavil
suggest a doubt
startle
stagger one’s faith

Synonyms – adjectives

unbelieving
shy as to
disputable
suspect
staggering
inconceivable.

incredulous as to
suspicious of
unworthy of
suspicious
hard to believe
fallible (uncertain)

skeptical as to
doubting
undeserving of belief [more]
open to suspicion
incredible
undemonstrable

distrustful as to
doubtful (uncertain)
questionable
open to doubt
not to be believed
controvertible (untrue)

Synonyms – phrases
fronti nulla fides; nimium ne crede colori [Vergil]; “timeo Danaos et dona ferentes” [Vergil]; credat Judaeus Apella [Horace]; let those believe who may; ad tristem partem
Antonyms

belief

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