unbelieving

American  

[uhn-bi-lee-ving] / ˌʌn bɪˈli vɪŋ /

adjective

1. not believing; skeptical.

   Synonyms:

   incredulous, questioning

2. not accepting any, or some particular, religious belief.

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unbelieving British  

/ ˌʌnbɪˈliːvɪŋ /

adjective

1. not believing; sceptical

2. proceeding from or characterized by scepticism

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Other Word Forms

• unbelievingly adverb
• unbelievingness noun

Etymology

Origin of unbelieving

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; un- ¹, believe ( def. ), -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

A search of Amman's phone showed he had encouraged his girlfriend to join him and urged her to kill her "unbelieving" parents if necessary.

From BBC

Consider what an unbelieving world will say if you continue to brush off Mr. Trump’s immoral words and behavior in the cause of political expediency.

From Salon

She looked faintly unbelieving and asked me whether I would mind sitting down until after takeoff.

From The Guardian

The notes he left at the scene of the crime suggested future attacks on Czech soil and called for violence against "Czech unbelieving dogs", news website Novinky.cz reports.

From BBC

As extraordinary as Badlands, Carrie and Coal Miner’s Daughter remain, I would point the oblivious and the unbelieving in the direction of the most spaced-out Spacek movie: Robert Altman’s eerie 3 Women.

From The Guardian