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

Frazier’s win raised doubts about whether Ali would ever dominate the sport again. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

In other words, close to half have doubts about election integrity – not a good sign for democracy. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026

For many young Moroccans, the election comes as doubts grow that political participation can improve their daily lives. — Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

But there are multiple obstacles to pivoting the US potash supply, including Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s doubts about a deal. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Videos released after shootings in Chicago and South Padre Island, Texas, have also contradicted or raised doubts about key elements of the government’s initial accounts. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

The Health Secretary at the time of the babies’ deaths came to express doubts about Letby’s guilt. — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Some of the jurors have since spoken publicly; three female jurors told NBC10 Boston that the holdout juror had allegedly expressed doubts about the prosecution’s case. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Nobody smart is giving up on Rams as Super-favorites, and his should erase any doubts. — Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

At the same time, the column notes that doubts about Harris’s electability are widespread among Democrats, given her 2024 loss and questions about whether the party should turn to a new candidate. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Ion Stoica, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, doubts that American efforts to restrict access to powerful AI could prevent the spread of capable models. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026

But Riley doubts the tool will do much to solve the bigger problems in the air traffic control system — particularly the staffing shortage. — Joel Rose, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026

Of course, if there’s any truth to this, he should be shot out of a cannon at BravoCon — but Carmella doubts that a ring was even bought in the first place. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Guillén, with two decades’ experience of organizing a major race, doubts such a move would be practicable, let alone beneficial for the sport’s spectacle. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Whatever doubts McCartney still harbored disappeared when the four musicians began to play along with the tape of his acoustic solo performance. — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Kelly doubts that even a modest decline in oil prices will be a game-changer for the bond market because of the sheer amount of borrowing that’s required. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

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