doubtfulness

Examples

• All

• I stayed doubtful as I helped the staff cook their food, but as soon as people started coming in, all the doubtfulness in my head went away.

  Blog text (18)

• Fortunately, these "words and sentences of that difficulty and doubtfulness" do not in any way leave unclear the central message of the Bible or any of its major doctrines.

  Academic text (2007)

• All the doubtfulness in my head went away; doubts began to clear.

  Blog text (18)

• This attracted a slantwise doubtfulness.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The mass of Zayo victims is growing, and doubtfulness in your ability is peaking.

  Blog text (13)

• Despite his doubtfulness, she managed to convince him to support her idea.

• The doubtfulness expressed in her voice made it clear that she was not fully convinced.

Synonyms

D

doubt

vsdoubtfulness

∞ 1.6

A feeling of not being sure about something

is a broader state of not being fully convinced rather than any single feeling

U

uncertainty

vsdoubtfulness

296 4.0

Not being sure about what will happen or what to do

is the same idea but expressed as a personal feeling state

S

skepticism

vsdoubtfulness

• US

124 5.1

A feeling of doubt about an idea or claim when there is not enough proof

is a personal unsettled feeling rather than a general questioning attitude

R

reservation

vsdoubtfulness

73 4.8

A feeling of doubt that makes you hesitate to agree

is the state of not being fully convinced, not just hesitating to agree

S

suspicion

vsdoubtfulness

39 2.3

A feeling that something may be true even without proof

expresses not being fully convinced rather than suspecting a specific truth

M

misgiving

vsdoubtfulness

27 5.9

A feeling of doubt or worry about whether something will turn out well

is neutral uncertainty, not necessarily mixed with worry about outcomes

S

shadow of doubt

vsdoubtfulness

• Informal

2 3.8

A small feeling that something might not be true

is the fuller experience of not being fully convinced, not just a small sign

T

tentativeness

vsdoubtfulness

1 7.0

A feeling of being unsure and slow to decide

is the internal lack of conviction rather than hesitant behaviour

D

dubiousness

vsdoubtfulness

1 7.8

A feeling of doubt or not trusting something

is neutral uncertainty without a strong mistrust element

U

unsureness

vsdoubtfulness

3.8

A feeling of doubt or low confidence

is about general uncertainty rather than just low confidence

U

uncertainness

vsdoubtfulness

6.0

A state of not knowing what will happen

focuses more on a personal unsettled feeling than broad condition

I

incertitude

vsdoubtfulness

• Formal

8.9

A feeling of not being sure or confident about something

is the everyday feeling of being not fully convinced

D

dubiety

vsdoubtfulness

• Formal

9.9

A feeling of doubt or uncertainty about something

is the plain, common expression of the same uncertainty feeling

N

noncertainty

vsdoubtfulness

8.8

A feeling of not being sure about something

is the personal experience of that absence rather than an abstract label

Q

questionability

vsdoubtfulness

7.5

The fact that something may not be true or reliable

is the personal feeling of not being fully convinced rather than the flaw

Q

questionableness

vsdoubtfulness

7.9

The quality of being doubtful about whether something is true

is the subjective feeling of uncertainty rather than an objectively doubtful quality

Antonyms

C

certainty

• Literature

202 3.4

A strong feeling that something is true or will happen

How Certain

certainty

• Literature

202 3.4

confidence

419 1.9

assurance

16 3.5

doubtfulness

5.5

skepticism

• US

124 5.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology