doubting

doubt-ing · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of doubt; feeling uncertain about something.

  2. 2.

    (adjective) Characterized by or expressing doubt.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    doubting Thomas — a person who refuses to believe something without proof (from the biblical apostle Thomas)

Related words

Antonyms: believing, trusting
See also: doubt, doubted, doubtful
Synonyms: distrusting, questioning, skeptical

Etymology

Present participle of doubt, from Old French douter, from Latin dubitare.