Synonyms of doubts

doubts 1 of 2

noun

plural of doubt

as in suspicions

a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something

from the beginning I had my doubts about the investment scheme

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suspicions
• uncertainties
• skepticism
• concerns
• distrust
• mistrust
• misgivings
• anxieties
• reservations
• queries
• misdoubts
• dubitations
• dubieties
• disbeliefs
• paranoias
• incertitudes
• qualms
• compunctions
• tremors
• incredulities
• scruples
• niggles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beliefs
• assurances
• convictions
• confidences
• trusts
• certainties
• sureties
• certitudes
• faiths
• credences

doubts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of doubt

as in questions

to have no trust or confidence in

I doubt that you can do all that you say

Synonyms & Similar Words

• questions
• suspects
• mistrusts
• distrusts
• misdoubts
• disbelieves
• discounts
• negates
• discredits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depends (on or upon)
• banks (on or upon)
• trusts
• relies (on or upon)
• counts (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doubts

Noun

Before Santos was sworn into office in 2023, doubts about his biography had emerged. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

For Green, and the Warriors (2-0), the victory eliminated any lingering doubts about their season opener last week, a thrilling, 32-26 triple-overtime win against Newbury Park. — Joel Beers, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Trump has also failed to hold the annual summits of the Quad, raising doubts that the United States is committed to that security partnership and to preventing Chinese dominance across Asia. — C. Raja Mohan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026

Lindsay Clancy lived for her kids, attorney says Clancy’s attorney criticized the prosecution’s case and raised doubts about the police investigation while painting Clancy as a good mother. — Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

Pochettino had real doubts about the viability of deploying Fernandez in a double midfield pivot with Moises Caicedo. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

In the past, Cofnas has expressed doubts about the intellectual abilities of Blacks in comparison to whites. — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Fauci is accused of steering the narrative towards a natural origin for COVID-19, despite internal doubts about a plausible lab leak. — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

But policy analysts who study cost containment have doubts about how effective the new penalties will be. — Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

Verb

Meta could introduce technical solutions, like automatically blurring faces, as Google does in Street View images, but Szydlowski doubts Meta would voluntarily make such a privacy-conscious change without regulatory or public pressure. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

The Israeli government said in a message in English that conversations were deep and constructive, while a message in Hebrew, attributed to an anonymous Israeli official, emphasized disagreements and said that Israel doubts Hamas will disarm. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026

But almost no one doubts that they are protected by the First Amendment. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Forbes probably won’t sue Despite the range of legal theories available, Friedman doubts Forbes will actually bring a case. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Zhang doubts the move will derail development of AI companion services substantially, though, since tech companies are working on alternatives. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Energy company Equinor doubts the bloc will hit even its softened 80% winter target. — semafor.com, 31 July 2026

The monastic Wiesler eventually comes to believe Dreyman is harmless and in the process doubts the very foundations of autocracy itself. — David Faris, TheWeek, 27 July 2026

Kerr doubts his name will remain atop the record books for another 27 years. — George Edwards, New York Times, 21 July 2026