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  • 41doubt — Synonyms and related words: Humism, Pyrrhonism, agnosticism, agonize over, all overs, anxiety, apprehension, apprehensiveness, awake a doubt, be at sea, be diffident, be doubtful, be dubious, be possessive, be skeptical, be uncertain, beat about …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 42doubt — v 1. suspect, distrust, be uncertain, entertain doubts, be in a state of uncertainty, not know what to think, Inf. not know which way to turn, waver; mistrust, fear, be in suspense, harbor suspicions, Inf. take with a grain of salt, Inf. smell a… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 43uncertainty — [[t]ʌnsɜ͟ː(r)t(ə)nti[/t]] uncertainties N VAR Uncertainty is a state of doubt about the future or about what is the right thing to do. ...a period of political uncertainty. ...the uncertainties of life on the West Coast …

    English dictionary

  • 44doubt — 1. verb /daʊt/ a) To lack confidence in; to disbelieve, question, or suspect. He doubted that was really what you meant. b) To fear; to suspect …

    Wiktionary

  • 45doubt —    This word (from the Latin dubitare, meaning to waiver in opinion ) refers to uncertainty about a particular fact or truth. Doubt is basically incompatible with faith, because a person cannot simultaneously believe and doubt the same truth.… …

    Glossary of theological terms

  • 46doubt — I. v. n. 1. Hesitate, waver, be doubtful, be in suspense, withhold judgment, be undetermined, entertain doubts, be in a state of uncertainty, not know what to think. 2. (Rare.) Suspect, fancy, apprehend. II. v. a. 1. Question, hesitate to believe …

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  • 47uncertainty — n. 1. Doubt, dubiousness, incertitude, doubtfulness, ambiguity, obscurity, vagueness. 2. Contingency. 3. Doubtfulness, dubiousness, doubt. 4. Irregularity, variableness, changeableness, capriciousness …

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  • 48uncertainty — un•cer•tain•ty [[t]ʌnˈsɜr tn ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy 2) an instance of doubt or hesitancy 3) unpredictability; indefiniteness • Etymology: 1350–1400 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 49uncertainty — noun a) doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction. b) Something uncertain or ambiguous. Ant: certainty …

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  • 50DOUBT —    although often contrasted with FAITH it really means uncertainty and has traditionally been seen as a means of strengthening faith through the need to search for TRUTH and make moral decisions …

    Concise dictionary of Religion