as in disbelief
refusal to accept something as true a natural-born skeptic, she typically greets the latest conspiracy theory with head-shaking unbelief

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Recent Examples of unbelief But the indirect benefits seem to reflect a posture against green energy, related to unbelief in climate change, and these lead to support for inefficient energy alternatives like nuclear and geothermal and gas-fired turbines. Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 The historical abnormality of modern-day unbelief was a theme of Pope Benedict XVI’s in the years before, during, and after his pontificate. Katherine Howell, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023 It’s been a bit of unbelief. Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2021 His Dark Materials is a kind of romance of unbelief. James Parker, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2019 When you have been taught, commanded even, to build your entire life around a community, the cost of unbelief is considerable. Amber Scorah, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2019 Decree defeat, humiliation and unbelief to the unbelievers. Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018 This problem of unbelief has plagued reformers for decades. Ervand Abrahamian, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbelief
Noun
  • Like most musical biopics these days, the audience has to enter into an agreement with the film, suspending disbelief.
    Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Most of the other comments on the post express confusion and disbelief over the statue’s depiction of a postpartum body.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • The Legislature did not reject the rewrite, so the standards now include roughly 40 points about the Bible, Jesus and Christianity that students should learn as well as skepticism about the 2020 presidential election results and the origins of COVID-19.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Republicans hold a 53-47 majority, and these nominees need majority support to be confirmed, so skepticism from just a handful of Republicans could sink a nomination.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Yangwang doesn’t want to leave any doubts about the U9’s capabilities.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Many journalists, authors, and investigators have voiced doubts about these convictions, believing that the real Monster of Florence was never caught.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Unbelief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbelief. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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