unbelieving

[uhn-bi-lee-ving]

adjective

1. not believing; skeptical.

   Synonyms: incredulous, questioning

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

unbelieving

/ ˌʌnbɪˈliːvɪŋ /

adjective

1. not believing; sceptical

2. proceeding from or characterized by scepticism

Other Word Forms

• unbelievingly adverb
• unbelievingness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbelieving¹

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

Example Sentences

I bragged to the unbelieving wokesters in my life that I had more than a few friendships with people like Frank.

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The word ‘Mother’ suggested other maternal counsels given long ago, and received with unbelieving protests.

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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.

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“That kind of sacrificial love coupled with incredible courage convinced an unbelieving world that Jesus was Lord,” Pastor Dudley said.

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Ten Snow gestured for her to open it and slowly, with unbelieving delight, Omakayas did.

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