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misdoubt

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of misdoubt

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

  • whatever misdoubts I had about the candidate's qualifications were erased by the interview
Synonyms of misdoubt

distrust, distrustfulness, doubt, dubiety, dubitation [archaic], incertitude, misgiving, mistrust, mistrustfulness, query, reservation, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty
Words Related to misdoubt

disbelief, incredulity, unbelief

anxiety, concern, paranoia, wariness

compunction, niggle [chiefly British], qualm, scruple, tremor
Near Antonyms of misdoubt

credence, faith
Antonyms of misdoubt

assurance, belief, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, sureness, surety, trust

misdoubt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of misdoubt

to have no trust or confidence in

  • unexpectedly elevated to the throne, the new king acknowledged that many misdoubted his ability to lead his people
Synonyms of misdoubt

distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspect
Words Related to misdoubt

disbelieve, discount, discredit, negate
Near Antonyms of misdoubt

bank (on or upon), count (on or upon), depend (on or upon), rely (on or upon)
Antonyms of misdoubt

trust

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