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Nouns (8)

n. uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"

uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness

n. the state of being unsure of something

Verbs (4)

doubt

v. consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"

doubt

v. lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"

distrust, suspect

v. suspect to be false

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Fuzzynyms (21)

point

n. a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"

apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread

n. fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"

quaver, waver

v. give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

wonder, marvel

v. be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"

hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate

v. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

wonder, marvel

v. be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"

challenge, dispute, gainsay

v. take exception to; "She challenged his claims"

challenge, take exception

v. raise a formal objection in a court of law

quaver, waver

v. give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

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Antonyms (21)

resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution

n. the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"

certainty

n. the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"

faith

n. loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"

assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness

n. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"

independence, independency

n. freedom from control or influence of another or others

security

n. the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security"

buy

v. accept as true; "I can't buy this story"

trust, swear, rely, bank

v. have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"

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