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DISBELIEF: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DISBELIEF?

Need another word that means the same as “disbelief”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “disbelief” in this overview.

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Disbelief as a Noun
Definitions of "Disbelief" as a noun
Synonyms of "Disbelief" as a noun (25 Words)
Usage Examples of "Disbelief" as a noun
Associations of "Disbelief" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Disbelief” are: incredulity, skepticism, unbelief, lack of belief, lack of credence, lack of conviction, scepticism, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, questioning, cynicism, suspicion, distrust, mistrust, wariness, chariness, atheism, godlessness, ungodliness, impiety, irreligion, agnosticism, nihilism

Disbelief as a Noun

Definitions of "Disbelief" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “disbelief” as a noun can have the following definitions:

Lack of faith.
Doubt about the truth of something.
A rejection of belief.
Inability or refusal to accept that something is true or real.

Synonyms of "Disbelief" as a noun (25 Words)

agnosticism	Someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something. Agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God s existence.
atheism	A lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.
chariness	The trait of being cautious and watchful.
cynicism	An inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism. Cynicism about the future.
distrust	The feeling that someone or something cannot be relied upon. The public s distrust* of politicians.*
doubt	A feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction. They had doubts that they would ever win.
doubtfulness	Uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something.
dubiety	The state or quality of being doubtful; uncertainty. His enemies made much of the dubiety* of his paternity.*
dubiousness	Uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something. The dubiousness* of his claim.*
godlessness	The doctrine or belief that there is no God.
impiety	Unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god. He blamed the fall of the city on the impiety* of the people.*
incredulity	The state of being unwilling or unable to believe something. He stared down the street in incredulity.
irreligion	Indifference or hostility to religion, or lack of religious belief. They can t allow themselves to be seen as the party of irreligion.
lack of belief	The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
lack of conviction	The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
lack of credence	The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
mistrust	The trait of not trusting others. The public mistrust* of government.*
nihilism	Complete denial of all established authority and institutions.
questioning	A request for information. The young lieutenant escorted us to the barracks for questioning.
scepticism	A sceptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something. These claims were treated with scepticism.
skepticism	The disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge.
suspicion	Cautious distrust. She had a sneaking suspicion* that he was laughing at her.*
unbelief	A rejection of belief. The darkness of unbelief.
ungodliness	Impiety by virtue of not being a godly person.
wariness	The trait of being cautious and watchful. Her mother s wariness* of computers.*

Usage Examples of "Disbelief" as a noun

Laura shook her head in disbelief.
I'll burn in hell for disbelief.

Associations of "Disbelief" (30 Words)

agnostic	Relating to agnostics or agnosticism. Many common file formats JPEG MP3 etc are platform agnostic.
amazement	The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising. She shook her head in amazement.
atheism	The doctrine or belief that there is no God.
atheist	Someone who does not believe in the existence of a god. He is a committed atheist.
cynical	Contemptuous; mocking. He gave a cynical* laugh.*
deist	Of or relating to deism.
distrust	The feeling that someone or something cannot be relied upon. The public s distrust* of politicians.*
doubt	Consider unlikely or have doubts about. I doubt* if anyone slept that night.*
doubtful	Feeling uncertain about something. They were doubtful* that the cord would hold.*
dubious	Morally suspect. What one found uncertain the other found dubious* or downright false.*
freethinker	A person who rejects religion.
gentile	Not Jewish. Christians refer to themselves as gentiles.
heathen	Relating to heathens. Heathen practices.
humanism	(among some contemporary writers) a system of thought criticized as being centred on the notion of the rational, autonomous self and ignoring the conditioned nature of the individual.
incredulity	Doubt about the truth of something. He stared down the street in incredulity.
incredulous	(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something. An incredulous* gasp.*
infidel	A person who does not acknowledge your god. The infidel* foe.*
pessimist	A person who expects the worst. The pessimists point to ways in which life has deteriorated.
polytheism	Belief in multiple Gods. The polytheism* of the ancient Near East.*
proselytize	Convert to another faith or religion. Davis wanted to share his concept and proselytize* his ideas.*
questioning	Showing an interest in learning new things. This situation should prompt questioning.
sceptic	An ancient or modern philosopher who denies the possibility of knowledge, or even rational belief, in some sphere.
sceptical	Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations. The public were deeply sceptical* about some of the proposals.*
skeptic	Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs.
skeptical	Marked by or given to doubt. A skeptical* listener.*
skepticism	The disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge.
surprise	Cause to be surprised. The news really surprised me.
suspicious	Not as expected. Suspicious behavior.
unbelief	A rejection of belief. The darkness of unbelief.
unbelievable	Having a probability too low to inspire belief. Unbelievable or not it happened.