Synonyms of disbelief

disbelief

noun

ˌdis-bə-ˈlēf 

as in skepticism

refusal to accept something as true

their story explaining their absence was met with frank disbelief

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skepticism
• doubt
• incredulity
• suspicion
• unbelief
• uncertainty
• nonbelief
• distrust
• mistrust
• denial
• discredit
• unfaith
• repudiation
• rejection

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• belief
• credit
• faith
• acceptance
• conviction
• credence
• trust

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disbelief

Hadley remembers shaking in disbelief when officers came to her door with an arrest warrant in 2016. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Rodri, the Spanish captain and lynchpin, winner of the Golden Ball as best player in the tournament, placed both hands on his head, in joyous disbelief. — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 July 2026

From a certain perspective, Odysseus is a guy with a lot of convenient excuses for his inability to return home, many of which require a hefty suspension of disbelief. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026

That buy-in proves essential to a movie whose premise requires you to suspend every iota of your disbelief, lest its Lanthimos-lite approach to child abduction curdle into something much darker. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 July 2026