doubted

VERB

lack confidence in; question

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distrust hesitate impugn suspect

STRONG

challenge demur disbelieve discredit dispute fear fluctuate imagine insinuate misgive mistrust query scruple surmise vacillate waver

WEAK

be apprehensive of be curious be dubious be in a quandary be puzzled be uncertain be undetermined call in question give no credence harbor suspicion have qualms misdoubt not buy read differently shilly-shally skepticize smell a rat take dim view of wonder at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

trust

STRONG

agree answer believe go along remain stay

WEAK

be certain not question rely

Example Sentences

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doubted

Ryan Williams of MIT, a leading researcher in the field, had long publicly doubted it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

“We doubted whether we could get all that information into him,” Mercedes Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

At Telluride, Fielder said the filmmakers initially doubted Seyfried would want to participate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

He even doubted whether he would make it but said his family and friends kept him grounded.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

They doubted that a new chancellor—even one as popular as Hitler—would improve their lives.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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