as in accepting
given completely and without asking questions or expressing doubt
I am truly disturbed by her unquestioning acceptance of authority. He demanded unquestioning obedience.
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Recent Examples of unquestioning
Her fans’ unquestioning loyalty provides an uncomplicated explanation for why Swift may never need to release another lead single again.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
This is my kind of patriotism — very different from the unquestioning, nationalistic and sycophantic allegiance demanded by the Don.
—Mike McGrew, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
By the end of the film, the world — from government powers to common citizens — comes together with unquestioning alacrity to help build teleportation devices in an effort to save the Earth by relocating it.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
At the same time the unquestioning Free Palestine refrain that surrounds us all does not answer the simple question of why the hostages have still not all been returned?
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
This is my kind of patriotism — very different from the unquestioning, nationalistic and sycophantic allegiance demanded by the Don.
—Mike McGrew, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
By the end of the film, the world — from government powers to common citizens — comes together with unquestioning alacrity to help build teleportation devices in an effort to save the Earth by relocating it.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
At the same time the unquestioning Free Palestine refrain that surrounds us all does not answer the simple question of why the hostages have still not all been returned?
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unquestioning
Adjective
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Go back to a less accepting time in the UK.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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Researchers and clinicians are more accepting of the idea that the common understanding of PCOS is misguided.—
Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Only in a certain light was the dent visible.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Barker said the scene, in its original cut, was significantly more intense, ultimately forcing him to pull back on certain elements in order to avoid the restrictive rating.—
Scott Shilstone,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Creating pieces that make women feel comfortable and confident through every stage of motherhood has always been at the core of Bumpsuit.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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Silver benefits from both ‘risk-on’ and ‘risk-off’ environments ‘Risk-on’ describes markets where investors feel confident and chase growth.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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The non-believing partner may start to emotionally withdraw from the other, purely out of self-preservation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Not because older Americans are more naive.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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When it was first released in December 1980, it was seen as too weird for kids and too naive for adults, but it has since been reconsidered as a unique snapshot of intersecting talents — a strange, wonderful, one-of-a-kind movie.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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“Unquestioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unquestioning. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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