Synonyms of disbelieving

disbelieving 1 of 2

adjective

as in skeptical

inclined to doubt or question claims

the senator stated her case before a disbelieving press corps

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skeptical
• suspicious
• unbelieving
• incredulous
• cautious
• doubting
• questioning
• careful
• distrustful
• wary
• mistrustful
• negativistic
• show-me
• cynical
• paranoid
• suspecting
• curious
• quizzical
• puzzled
• unsure
• paranoidal
• experienced
• watchful
• unconvinced
• leery
• inquisitive
• guarded
• critical
• uncertain
• worldly
• knowing
• hesitant
• leary
• nosey
• undecided
• inquiring
• sophisticated
• nosy
• worldly-wise
• undetermined
• gun-shy
• unsettled
• snoopy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• credulous
• unquestioning
• gullible
• uncritical
• trusting
• naive
• naïve
• innocent
• unknowing
• trustful
• unsophisticated
• green
• positive
• wide-eyed
• ingenuous
• certain
• sure
• simple
• unworldly
• confident
• simpleminded
• inexperienced
• childlike
• gullable
• raw
• callow
• idealistic
• impractical
• careless
• deceived
• unsuspecting
• heedless
• unwary
• unsuspicious
• duped
• tricked
• beguiled
• gulled

disbelieving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of disbelieve

as in denying

to think not to be true or real

many disbelieved the medium's claims that she could communicate with the spirits of the dead

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denying
• doubting
• discrediting
• negating
• distrusting
• mistrusting
• refuting
• rejecting
• suspecting
• disproving
• deriding
• repudiating
• debunking
• scoffing (at)
• pooh-poohing
• poohing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• believing
• accepting
• swallowing
• trusting
• crediting