doubted
Held some reservations
Doubted is the past tense of doubt, meaning to question or feel uncertain about something.
Someone who doubted a claim wasn't sure it was true: She doubted his story from the start.
To have doubted yourself is to have lacked confidence in your own abilities or judgment: He doubted himself throughout the interview.
Believed possibly guilty
- distrustedLacked faith in
- waryGuardedly alert
- suspiciousInclined to distrust
- guardedWary and restrained
cautious · skeptical · leery · cynical · paranoid · betrayed · deceived · treacherous
Formally questioned for information
- queriedAsked for information
- probedInvestigated in depth
- examinedLooked at closely
- scrutinizedExamined in close detail
challenged · cross-examined · investigated · grilled · pressed · inquired · second-guessed · reconsidered
Refused or turned away
- deniedRefused or disavowed
- refutedProved an argument false
- discreditedProven unworthy of trust
- debunkedExposed as fraudulent
disproved · contradicted · dismissed · challenged · contested · scoffed · repudiated · negated
Slow to act
- unsureLacking confidence or certainty
- undecidedNot having chosen
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- indecisiveUnable to make choices
ambivalent · tentative · unconvinced · irresolute · vacillating · equivocal · torn · conflicted
suspected
Believed possibly guilty
- distrustedLacked faith in
- waryGuardedly alert
- suspiciousInclined to distrust
guarded · cautious · skeptical · leery · cynical · paranoid · betrayed · deceived · treacherous · unreliable
interrogated
Formally questioned for information
scrutinized · challenged · cross-examined · investigated · grilled · pressed · inquired · second-guessed · reconsidered · wondered
rejected
Refused or turned away
- deniedRefused or disavowed
- refutedProved an argument false
- discreditedProven unworthy of trust
debunked · disproved · contradicted · dismissed · challenged · contested · scoffed · repudiated · negated · belied
hesitant
Slow to act
indecisive · ambivalent · tentative · unconvinced · irresolute · vacillating · equivocal · torn · conflicted · iffy
doubtedbelieved
Accepted as true
accepted · credited · assumed · took for granted · presumed
doubtedtrusted
Earned belief in
believed in · counted on · confided in · vouched for · banked on
- no doubtCertainly, very probably
- without a doubtWith complete certainty
- room for doubtGrounds for skepticism
- in doubtFeeling uncertain, wavering
- benefit of the doubtFavorable judgment amid uncertainty
- doubt itExpression of disbelief
doubt, doubtful, doubting, doubts, doubtless, doubter, undoubted, redoubt, undoubtable