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disbelieving

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of disbelieving

inclined to doubt or question claims

the senator stated her case before a disbelieving press corps

Synonyms of disbelieving

distrustful, doubting, incredulous, mistrustful, negativistic, questioning, show-me, skeptical, suspecting, suspicious, unbelieving

Words Related to disbelieving

paranoid (also paranoidal)

critical, puzzled, quizzical

careful, cautious, guarded, gun-shy, leery (also leary), wary, watchful

cynical, experienced, knowing, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise

curious, inquiring, inquisitive, nosy (or nosey), snoopy

uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, undetermined, unsettled, unsure

Near Antonyms of disbelieving

green, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), simple, simpleminded, unknowing, unsophisticated, unworldly, wide-eyed

certain, confident, positive, sure

callow, inexperienced, raw

childlike, idealistic, impractical

beguiled, deceived, duped, gulled, tricked

careless, heedless, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary

Antonyms of disbelieving

credulous, gullible (also gullable), trustful, trusting, uncritical, unquestioning

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