| NOUN | cognition | doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness | the state of being unsure of something |
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| attribute | doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question | uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something | |
| VERB | cognition | doubt | consider unlikely or have doubts about |
| cognition | doubt | lack confidence in or have doubts about |
| Sounds | daw't | |
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| Rhymes | about ... workout: 67 rhymes with awt... | |
| Meaning | The state of being unsure of something. | |
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| Synonyms | uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness | |
| Narrower | incredulity, disbelief, skepticism, mental rejection | doubt about the truth of something |
| indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution | doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action | |
| mental reservation, reservation, arriere pensee | An unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly | |
| misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicion | doubt about someone's honesty | |
| peradventure | doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case | |
| suspense | An uncertain cognitive state | |
| Broader | cognitive state, state of mind | The state of a person's cognitive processes |
| Opposite | certainty | The state of being certain |
| Spanish | duda, incertidumbre, pregunta | |
| Catalan | dubte, incertesa, incertitud | |
| Verbs | doubt | consider unlikely or have doubts about |
| Meaning | uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something. | |
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| Synonyms | dubiousness, doubtfulness, question | |
| Broader | uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousness | unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance |
| Spanish | cuestión, duda | |
| Catalan | dubte | |
| Verbs | doubt | lack confidence in or have doubts about |
| Meaning | Consider unlikely or have doubts about. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They doubt that there was a traffic accident; They doubt whether there was a traffic accident | |
| Example | "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage" | |
| Broader | disbelieve, discredit | Reject as false |
| Spanish | dudar | |
| Catalan | dubtar | |
| Nouns | doubt | the state of being unsure of something |
| doubter | someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs | |
| doubter | someone who is doubtful / doubtful or noncommittal about something | |
| Meaning | lack confidence in or have doubts about. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "I doubt these reports" | |
| Entailed by | hesitate, waver, waffle | pause or hold back in uncertainty / uncertainty or unwillingness |
| Broader | distrust, mistrust, suspect | regard as untrustworthy |
| Spanish | dudar | |
| Catalan | dubtar | |
| Nouns | doubt | uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something |
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