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doubt
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- pronunciation:
- daUt
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
doubts, doubting, doubted |
| definition 1: |
When you doubt something, it means that you are not at all sure or confident about it. You think that thing is possible but not very likely.
It's raining hard now, so I doubt that we'll go to the park to swim.My mom doubted that I could finish the whole sandwich, but I did.The football team has lost every game this year, so most people doubt that they will win tonight.- synonyms:
- question
- antonyms:
- accept, believe, expect
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| definition 2: |
When you doubt a person or something about a person, you are not sure if you can believe that person or trust in that thing.
Max likes his new friend but he's starting to doubt his honesty because of some strange things he told Max.- antonyms:
- believe, trust
- similar words:
- fear, question
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| related words: |
dispute, wonder |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A doubt is a feeling of not being certain or sure.
Lena's dad thought she was old enough to take care of a hamster, but now he has doubts because Lena keeps forgetting to feed it.- antonyms:
- belief, certainty, confidence, faith
- similar words:
- reservation
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| definition 2: |
When you feel doubt, you do not have complete faith or trust in someone or something.
Gabe said again and again that he would keep his promise, but Hannah still had some doubt.- synonyms:
- reservation
- antonyms:
- belief, confidence, faith, trust
- similar words:
- disbelief
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| related words: |
concern |
| derivations: |
doubtable (adj.), doubtably (adv.), doubtingly (adv.), doubter (n.) |
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