dubiousness
101dubious — adjective 1 be dubious to not be sure whether something is good or true (+ about): I m a bit dubious about the idea of lending Jim my car. 2 making you doubt whether someone or something is honest, safe etc: He looks like a dubious character. |… …
102disbelief — noun 1) she stared at him in disbelief Syn: incredulity, astonishment, amazement, surprise, incredulousness; skepticism, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness; cynicism, suspicion, distrust, mistrust; formal dubiety 2) I guess I ll burn in hell for my …
103doubt — 1. noun 1) there was some doubt as to the caller s identity Syn: uncertainty, unsureness, indecision, hesitation, dubiousness, suspicion, confusion; queries, questions; formal dubiety See note at uncertainty Ant …
104hesitation — noun she answered without hesitation Syn: hesitancy, uncertainty, unsureness, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness; irresolution, irresoluteness, indecision, indecisiveness, hesitance; equivocation, vacillation, waffling, wavering, second thoughts;… …
105question — 1. noun 1) please answer my question Syn: inquiry, query; interrogation Ant: answer, response 2) there is no question that he is ill Syn: doubt, dispute, argument …
106assurance — 1 certitude, *certainty, conviction Analogous words: *belief, faith, credence, credit: *trust, confidence, reliance, dependence: positiveness, sureness, cocksureness (see corresponding adjectives at SURE) Antonyms: mistrust: dubiousness… …
107doubt — n *uncertainty, skepticism, suspicion, mistrust, dubiety, dubiosity Analogous words: dubiousness, doubtfulness, questionableness (see corresponding adjectives at DOUBTFUL): incredulity, *unbelief, disbelief Antonyms: certitude: confidence… …
108presuppose — presuppose, presume, assume, postulate, premise, posit are comparable when they mean to take something for granted or as true or existent especially as a basis for action or reasoning. Their corresponding nouns presupposition, presumption,… …
109ambiguity — n 1. doubtfulness, dubiousness, uncertainty, vagueness, deceptiveness; obscurity, indistinctness, unintelligibility, abstruseness; equivocalness, ambivalence. 2. equivocation, doublespeak, double talk, new speak, duplicity, circumlocution, weasel …
110discredit — v 1. detract, degrade, censure, reproach, make disreputable, bring into disfavor, injure or impair the credit or reputation of, tear down; disparage, decry, demean, deprecate, deflate, devaluate, depreciate, belittle; defame, slur, asperse,… …
