Word Meanings - UNBELIEF - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism. 2. Disbelief; especially, disbelief of divine revelation, or in a divine providence or scheme of redemption. Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain. Cowper. Syn. --

Additional info about word: UNBELIEF

1. The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism. 2. Disbelief; especially, disbelief of divine revelation, or in a divine providence or scheme of redemption. Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain. Cowper. Syn. -- See Disbelief.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of UNBELIEF)

• Scepticism
• Doubt
• unbelief
• infidelity
• incredulity

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of UNBELIEF)

• Decide
• determine
• resolve
• assent

Related words: (words related to UNBELIEF)

• ASSENTATORY
  Flattering; obsequious. -- As*sent"a*to*ri*ly, adv.
• ASSENTER
  One who assents.
• DOUBTFULLY
  In a doubtful manner. Nor did the goddess doubtfully declare. Dryden.
• DECIDER
  One who decides.
• DECIDEMENT
  Means of forming a decision. Beau. & Fl.
• UNBELIEF
  1. The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism. 2. Disbelief; especially, disbelief of divine revelation, or in a divine providence or scheme of redemption. Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain. Cowper. Syn. --
• RESOLVENT
  Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.
• ASSENTMENT
  Assent; agreement.
• DOUBT
  duten, douten, OF. duter, doter, douter, F. douter, fr. L. dubitare; 1. To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything; to hesitate in belief; to be undecided as to the truth of the negative or
• RESOLVED
  Having a fixed purpose; determined; resolute; -- usually placed after its noun; as, a man resolved to be rich. That makes him a resolved enemy. Jer. Taylor. I am resolved she shall not settle here. Fielding.
• DECIDEDLY
  In a decided manner; indisputably; clearly; thoroughly.
• DETERMINER
  One who, or that which, determines or decides.
• DECIDED
  1. Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable; unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage. "A more decided taste for science." Prescott. 2. Free from doubt or wavering; determined; of fixed purpose; fully settled; positive;
• DOUBTFULNESS
  1. State of being doubtful. 2. Uncertainty of meaning; ambiguity; indefiniteness. " The doubtfulness of his expressions." Locke. 3. Uncertainty of event or issue. Bacon.
• ASSENTATOR
  An obsequious; a flatterer.
• RESOLVE
  To solve, as a problem, by enumerating the several things to be done, in order to obtain what is required; to find the answer to, or the result of. Hutton. (more info) relax, enfeeble; pref. re- re- + solvere to loosen, dissolve: cf. F. résoudare
• ASSENTING
  Giving or implying assent. -- As*sent"ing*ly, adv.
• ASSENTIVE
  Giving assent; of the nature of assent; complying. -- As*sent"ive*ness, n.
• DOUBTFUL
  1. Not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating in belief; also used, metaphorically, of the body when its action is affected by such a state of mind; as, we are doubtful of a fact, or of the propriety of a measure. Methinks I should
• DOUBTOUS
  Doubtful. Chaucer.
• REDOUBTABLE
  Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero;
• REDOUBT
  reductus, literally, a retreat, from L. reductus drawn back, retired, p. p. of reducere to lead or draw back; cf. F. réduit, also fr. LL. A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or outwork of varying shape, commonly erected
• PRERESOLVE
  To resolve beforehand; to predetermine. Sir E. Dering.
• MISDOUBT
  To be suspicious of; to have suspicion. I do not misdoubt my wife. Shak.
• DISASSENT
  To dissent.
• INDETERMINED
  Undetermined.
• RE-RESOLVE
  To resolve again. Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. Young.