dubiety
State of questioning
Dubiety is a formal word for doubt or uncertainty.
It suggests a state of wavering or hesitation about what to believe or do: The witness answered with evident dubiety.
The word appears mostly in written contexts and sounds somewhat literary or old-fashioned compared to simpler alternatives like doubt or uncertainty.
State of being uncertain
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- unsurenessLack of confidence
- dubiousnessQuality of being questionable
- questionabilityState of being doubtful
incertitude · indeterminacy · unpredictability · tentativeness · indefiniteness · imprecision · vagueness · nebulousness
Delay from uncertainty
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillationInability to choose
- irresolutionLack of firm decision
- indecisionFailure to decide
equivocation · faltering · second-guessing · pause · reluctance · teetering · fluctuation · dithering
Lack of faith
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- warinessCautious distrust
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
misgivings · disbelief · incredulity · leery · wary · apprehension · unease · caution
Seeking answers through inquiry
- inquiryRequest for information
- queryRequest for information
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
investigation · probing · cross-examination · interrogation · challenge · disputation · inquisitiveness · verification
doubtfulness
State of being uncertain
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- unsurenessLack of confidence
- dubiousnessQuality of being questionable
questionability · incertitude · indeterminacy · unpredictability · tentativeness · indefiniteness · imprecision · vagueness · nebulousness · obscurity
hesitation
Delay from uncertainty
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillationInability to choose
- irresolutionLack of firm decision
indecision · equivocation · faltering · second-guessing · pause · reluctance · teetering · fluctuation · dithering · shilly-shallying
mistrust
Lack of faith
skepticism · misgivings · disbelief · incredulity · leery · wary · apprehension · unease · caution · distrustfulness
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- inquiryRequest for information
- queryRequest for information
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
scrutiny · investigation · probing · cross-examination · interrogation · challenge · disputation · inquisitiveness · verification · fact-checking
- doubtdoubts, doubting, doubtful, skepticism, mistrust
- disbeliefdisbelief, no way, incredulity, unbelievable, yeah right
- skepticismskeptic, doubts, debunker, doubtful, skeptical
dubietycertainty
Total absence of doubt
certitude · sureness · surety · confidence · conviction
dubietydecision
Settled course of action
decisiveness · resolution · resolve · determination · resoluteness