nonbelieving
- adjective
- /ˌnɒn.bɪˈliː.vɪŋ/
:
incrédulo
- Her nonbelieving expression made it clear she did not accept his explanation.
Examples
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The audience remained nonbelieving despite the speaker's passionate arguments.
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Many people are nonbelieving when it comes to conspiracy theories.
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He gave a nonbelieving look when he heard the unbelievable story.
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His nonbelieving attitude frustrated the team.
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Her nonbelieving expression showed that she was skeptical about the claims made during the presentation.
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The teacher noticed a nonbelieving response from the students when he introduced the controversial topic.
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Despite his friend's convincing arguments, he remained nonbelieving about the existence of ghosts.
Synonyms
286
4.2
Not easily believing that something is true
20
6.8
Not able or willing to believe something
12
5.1
Not sure that something is true or will work
2
5.9
Doubting that a specific claim is true, often about religion
1
4.7
Not accepting that something is true, often showing doubt
1
4.4
Feeling not sure that something is true or correct
Antonyms
How Believing
12
2.1
702
1.0
25
3.0
- US
286
4.2
43
5.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonbelieving = believing (transparent) = non + believe + ing
The productive prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' attaches to 'believing' to give an obvious negated meaning.
Etymology
Nonbelieving breaks into non- 'not' and believe 'accept as true', so a 'nonbelieving' look is like someone showing doubt or refusing to accept what they hear — imagine someone raising an eyebrow in disbelief.