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as in dubiousness
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as in disbelief
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubtfulness
Noun
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Kelley goes all-in too early (only a scene-stealing Leo Woodall, as an American solider with a secret, brings the appropriate level of dubiousness to the pair’s exchanges).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Going off gold prompted mass dubiousness about currencies and sparked interest in currency hedges.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Opposition politicians expressed disbelief that Starmer could have been unaware Mandelson had failed security vetting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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While back in Melrose Park, neighbors were in disbelief.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The warning signs of low blood sugar include intense hunger, shakiness, and dizziness.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Modern stabilization technology will help alleviate some of the shakiness, resulting in a smoother overall recording experience.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Many of us have spent the past 15 months focused on chaos and bouts of incredulity, if not insanity.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Her tweets had been picked up by popular X accounts like PopCrave and DiscussingFilm, with people sharing their incredulity over the situation.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Signs of psychosis can include hearing, seeing, or believing things that others don't, suspiciousness or extreme uneasiness, inappropriate emotions and trouble concentrating.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Allen’s combo of flip insincerity and kindly concern is a terrific treat, recalling Bill Murray at his doofy best.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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In an era of skepticism, audiences quickly detect insincerity.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Another 24% of participants cited poor leadership, dishonesty and personal dislikes as their reason for disapproving.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Her cross-examination — with its rapid-fire accusations, caustic tone and presumption of dishonesty — had felt eerily familiar after years of verbal abuse.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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The speaker offered hope, but clearly expressed wariness, according to the Tasnim report.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Even a lot of contemporary fiction, where the scenario of characters agonizing over whether to have children has become quite common, defaults to a laconic style (very short paragraphs separated by empty space, for example) that channels the familiar wariness about lushness.—
Aaron Matz,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Doubtfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubtfulness. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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