Synonyms of unbelieving

unbelieving

adjective

ˌən-bə-ˈlē-viŋ 

as in skeptical

inclined to doubt or question claims

unbelieving scientists who demand that all phenomena be subjected to rigorous scientific scrutiny

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skeptical
• suspicious
• disbelieving
• cautious
• incredulous
• doubting
• questioning
• careful
• distrustful
• show-me
• mistrustful
• wary
• cynical
• negativistic
• paranoid
• suspecting
• curious
• unsure
• watchful
• experienced
• quizzical
• puzzled
• worldly
• guarded
• leery
• inquisitive
• unconvinced
• critical
• uncertain
• hesitant
• worldly-wise
• undecided
• nosy
• knowing
• gun-shy
• sophisticated
• inquiring
• undetermined
• unsettled
• snoopy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• credulous
• gullible
• unquestioning
• uncritical
• trusting
• naive
• unknowing
• innocent
• trustful
• unsophisticated
• green
• unworldly
• ingenuous
• certain
• positive
• simpleminded
• wide-eyed
• simple
• sure
• confident
• inexperienced
• childlike
• idealistic
• callow
• raw
• impractical
• unsuspecting
• deceived
• careless
• heedless
• unwary
• unsuspicious
• duped
• beguiled
• tricked
• gulled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unbelieving

One day, the elusive Seth meets the equally alluring but totally living doctor Maggie (Meg Ryan), who is suspicious and unbelieving of the mystical wonders of this world. — Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024

He was told that unbelieving boys and girls in short dresses and naked arms met in these places and fell in love. — The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2022

Discipleship, ministry and mission all happened in homes as families lived out their faith in Jesus in the midst of an unbelieving world. — The Rev. Bill Thomas, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Dec. 2020

But the unbelieving or skeptical child, with no great desire to change his life, felt abandoned by those who should have been in charge, and wondered furtively at the authority of that divine command. — James Wood, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2020

The story centers on two scientists who, upon discovering that a meteor will strike the Earth in six months, go on a media tour to try to warn the world but find an unreceptive and unbelieving populace. — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2020