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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 As punishment, God confines them to the desert for 40 years, until the unbelieving generation ... Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 10 Sep. 2023 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbelieving
Adjective
  • Burnett urged those who received the calls to stay skeptical of anyone claiming to be a deputy and to not engage in conversation with them.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Some fans accepted the clarification, while others remained skeptical.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Pyongyang has long been accused of conducting suspicious transfers of goods between ships in the East China Sea, which is bordered by China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Taiwan.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Digital asset treasury companies face SEC and FINRA investigations for suspicious trading patterns around crypto announcements.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Homebuilders are getting more cautious, says economist Wolf.
    Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Markets had expected the more fiscally cautious Shinjiro Koizumi to win.
    Danny Bakst, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Play-by-play announcer Chris Myers seemed a bit incredulous on the Fox broadcast.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The alien then turns and runs off into the jungle, as Hermit looks at his sister with an incredulous expression.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Unbelieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbelieving. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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