doubtfulness
State of questioning
Doubtfulness is the quality of being uncertain or questionable.
It can describe a person's state of mind—Her doubtfulness about the plan was evident—or the nature of something itself: the doubtfulness of his claims.
The word covers both hesitation in belief and unreliability in what's being evaluated.
Temporary cessation of activity
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
second-guessing · qualm · scruple · demurral · reticence · timidity · inhibition · wariness
Inability to choose
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- irresolutionLack of firm decision
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- fence-sittingRefusing to take sides
equivocation · fluctuation · noncommittal · dithering · shilly-shallying · wishy-washiness · torn · conflicted
Openness to multiple interpretations
- indeterminacyLack of fixed outcome
- vaguenessAbsence of precision
- questionabilityState of being doubtful
- unclearnessAbsence of clarity
unpredictability · indefiniteness · obscurity · puzzlement · equivocation · inconclusiveness · tentativeness · imprecision
Seeking answers through inquiry
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- incredulityInability to accept something
- distrustAbsence of confidence
suspicion · scrutiny · challenging · disputation · dubiousness · mistrustfulness · wariness · reservation
pause
Temporary cessation of activity
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
faltering · second-guessing · qualm · scruple · demurral · reticence · timidity · inhibition · wariness · misgiving
vacillation
Inability to choose
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- irresolutionLack of firm decision
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
fence-sitting · equivocation · fluctuation · noncommittal · dithering · shilly-shallying · wishy-washiness · torn · conflicted · undecidedness
ambiguity
Openness to multiple interpretations
- indeterminacyLack of fixed outcome
- vaguenessAbsence of precision
- questionabilityState of being doubtful
unclearness · unpredictability · indefiniteness · obscurity · puzzlement · equivocation · inconclusiveness · tentativeness · imprecision · unsureness
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- incredulityInability to accept something
distrust · suspicion · scrutiny · challenging · disputation · dubiousness · mistrustfulness · wariness · reservation · misgiving
- disbeliefdisbelief, no way, incredulity, unbelievable, yeah right
- ambiguityambiguity, ambivalence, double meaning, vagueness, equivocation
- mindsetsgrowth mindset, fixed mindset, mindset, abundance mindset, scarcity mindset
- possibilitiespossibility, chance, likelihood, probability, odds
- unclearnessvagueness, ambiguity, obscurity, haziness, fuzziness
doubtfulnesscertainty
Total absence of doubt
certitude · sureness · confidence · conviction · assurance
doubtfulnesslikelihood
Chance something will occur
probability · certainty · inevitability · predictability · assuredness
doubtfulnessreliability
Consistent, predictable performance
trustworthiness · dependability · unquestionableness · credibility · soundness
doubt, doubtful, doubting, doubts, undoubtedly, doubter, doubted, undoubted, redoubt