unbelieving
Americanadjective
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not believing; skeptical.
- Synonyms:
- incredulous, questioning
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not accepting any, or some particular, religious belief.
adjective
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not believing; sceptical
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proceeding from or characterized by scepticism
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
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The word ‘Mother’ suggested other maternal counsels given long ago, and received with unbelieving protests.
From Literature
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
Ten Snow gestured for her to open it and slowly, with unbelieving delight, Omakayas did.
From Literature
Mitchell started to swing, checked it, then stood unbelieving as umpire Babe Pinelli, working behind the plate for the last time before retirement, called strike three.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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