misbeliever

noun

Definition of misbelievernext
as in atheist

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbeliever
  1. atheist
  2. pagan
  3. unbeliever
  4. nonbeliever
  5. infidel
  6. gentile
  7. miscreant
Noun
  • The list no longer includes atheists, Unitarian Universalists, pagans and Wiccans.
    — Tiffany Stanley, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Toward the end of our call, Ochoa tells me his mother, who raised him as an atheist, recently had a religious awakening.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of atheist
Noun
  • The list no longer includes atheists, Unitarian Universalists, pagans and Wiccans.
    — Tiffany Stanley, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Women carry these on their heads in a festival every four years, incorporating pagan and harvest rituals into Catholic celebration during the Festa dos Tabuleiros (Festival of the Trays) in late June or early July (next up in 2027).
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pagan
Noun
  • An idea could be forming despite unbelievers.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Furthermore, Christianity was a proselytizing religion, which commanded its followers to bring unbelievers into the fold.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026
Definition of unbeliever
Noun
  • That principle protects believers and nonbelievers alike.
    — David Williamson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
  • Such processions draw the faithful as well as droves of nonbelievers and tourists.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Definition of nonbeliever
Noun
  • Jihadis are not flocking to battle Israel or the United States, and the former Syrian jihadis sitting in Damascus seem to prefer attracting foreign investment to fighting infidel powers.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In Arabic the word kafir or kaffir has been used to refer to infidels, or non-believers in Islam.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
Definition of infidel
Noun
  • Since 1998, the program has both grown alongside and influenced the growth of interest in Yiddish language and culture from a wide swath of society, Jew and gentile, young and old, religious and secular alike.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • From there, the beef between the two couples runs the gamut from faux-gentile to downright nasty.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of gentile
Noun
  • One miscreant — Lufkin, Texas, officer Zachary Anthony Klein — was sentenced to five years in prison.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The staff is full of miscreants, who are snorting lines of cocaine left and right.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of miscreant
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

misbeliefs
misbeliever
misbelievers
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Misbeliever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbeliever. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
name tags
Words Named After People Quiz Find out who’s behind "leotard," "morphine," an...
See All