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
True patriotism is not unquestioning devotion to one’s country.
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Jemar Tisby, CNN, 22 Nov. 2022
Nobody should misread my skeptical take on this GMO report or my criticism of Nestle for her unquestioning acceptance of it, as a boosterish embrace of GMOs.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2012
Republicans remain eager to criticize anything short of unquestioning support for Israel from the Biden administration.
—Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2022
Young peoples’ financial anxieties have been compounded by political uncertainties, like the government’s growing push for patriotic education to instil in kids unquestioning love and support for the state.
—Byyvonne Lau, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2022
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Jemar Tisby, CNN, 22 Nov. 2022
Nobody should misread my skeptical take on this GMO report or my criticism of Nestle for her unquestioning acceptance of it, as a boosterish embrace of GMOs.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2012
Republicans remain eager to criticize anything short of unquestioning support for Israel from the Biden administration.
—Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2022
Young peoples’ financial anxieties have been compounded by political uncertainties, like the government’s growing push for patriotic education to instil in kids unquestioning love and support for the state.
—Byyvonne Lau, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unquestioning
Adjective
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But saying that would imply that the past was somehow inferior to our own historical moment—less progressive, less accepting.—
B. Pietras
June 10,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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Still, Dedra has, to date, been more accepting than Syril of the moral and procedural compromises required to move up through the Imperial world.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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That kind of cultural appropriation might be sanctioned at certain times.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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And, both the House of Representatives and the Senate propose increasing the $600 reporting threshold for independent contractors or certain other payments reported on Form 1099-NEC to $2,000, adjusted for inflation.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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From there, the team set about making Victor feel comfortable and confident as both a filmmaker and a performer.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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Actually, confident isn’t extreme enough of a word.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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And if anyone was naive enough to imagine the U.S.-led tournament in 2026 would be free of such political baggage, then surely the increasingly public proximity of the Trump-Infantino relationship has dispelled those illusions.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Biography Ellmann-style was left looking hopelessly naive in its effort to understand the work by understanding its writer’s life.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2025
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“Unquestioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unquestioning. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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