read differently

VERB

doubt

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 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

VERB

misdoubt

Synonyms

WEAK

be apprehensive of be curious be dubious be in a quandary be puzzled be uncertain be undetermined call in question challenge demur disbelieve discredit dispute distrust fear fluctuate give no credence harbor suspicion have one's doubts have qualms hesitate imagine impugn insinuate misgive mistrust not buy query question scruple shilly-shally skepticize smell a rat surmise suspect take dim view of vacillate waver wonder wonder at

Example Sentences

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The fishers sued, drawing the government into a battle over the meaning of an overfishing statute that each side read differently.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2024

Rubery also commented on the "shame" that people who read differently are trained to feel.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2022

Q: Do you read differently now that you write?

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2022

Could the “unrelenting rivalry” that Tillman attributes to a “selfish” and “competitive” mother be read differently, as the terrible fallout from her mother’s stifled creativity, her thwarted ambition?

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2022

I read differently now that I am in my right mind, but I return to old friends.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

read differently

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