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
This is my kind of patriotism — very different from the unquestioning, nationalistic and sycophantic allegiance demanded by the Don.
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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
If Trump’s party was no longer delivering wins, then maybe his opponents didn’t need to show him such unquestioning loyalty.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
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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
If Trump’s party was no longer delivering wins, then maybe his opponents didn’t need to show him such unquestioning loyalty.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unquestioning
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But there’s a lot of amazing people out there that are very accepting.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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About that, though: Multiple surgeons have told me that patients of the GLP-1 era are generally more accepting of the scars that accompany tissue-tailoring procedures.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
11 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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And Plaschke’s blood-boiling need to make the grand statement way before anything is certain doesn’t prove the Plaschke Curse is alive and well?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The outsize role that capital gains — income from certain investments — play in revenue makes the volatility worse.—
Lanhee J. Chen,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Couples should feel confident asserting their expectations, knowing the photographer will be their sole source of images from the ceremony.—
Nikita Khanna,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
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That extra power makes the Corolla Cross Hybrid a noticeably more enjoyable and confident drive.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
5 Feb. 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
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Critics say Starmer was, at best, naive in not recognizing the risks involved.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Critics say Mandelson’s ties with Epstein made his appointment too risky and Starmer was, at best, naive.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Unquestioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unquestioning. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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