dubiousness
State of doubt
Dubiousness is the quality of being doubtful or uncertain.
It can describe a person's skeptical attitude: She regarded his claims with dubiousness.
More often it describes something questionable or suspect: The dubiousness of his alibi made investigators dig deeper.
The word carries a hint of moral suspicion that simple doubt lacks.
Failure to decide
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- vacillationInability to choose
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
- equivocationAmbiguous language avoiding commitment
wavering · irresolution · ambivalence · unsureness · inconclusiveness · indefiniteness · questionability · unpredictability
Sense of unease about motives
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- warinessCautious distrust
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
- cautionCareful attention to risk
apprehension · leery · wary · guarded · watchful · distrustful · hesitation · unease
Lack of firm belief
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
scrutiny · challenge · critical · skeptic · naysayer · debunker · unconvinced · disputation
Of uncertain validity
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- fishyArousing doubt, colloquially
- shadyDisreputable or sun-blocked
- dodgyQuestionable in character
sketchy · unreliable · untrustworthy · disreputable · iffy · spurious · specious · implausible
indecision
Failure to decide
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- vacillationInability to choose
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
equivocation · wavering · irresolution · ambivalence · unsureness · inconclusiveness · indefiniteness · questionability · unpredictability · incertitude
suspicion
Sense of unease about motives
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- warinessCautious distrust
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
caution · apprehension · leery · wary · guarded · watchful · distrustful · hesitation · unease · qualm
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
cynicism · scrutiny · challenge · critical · skeptic · naysayer · debunker · unconvinced · disputation · enquiry
questionable
Of uncertain validity
dodgy · sketchy · unreliable · untrustworthy · disreputable · iffy · spurious · specious · implausible · improbable
- doubtdoubt, doubts, doubting, skepticism, mistrust
- Unbeliefatheism, agnosticism, irreligion, nonbelief, disbelief
dubiousnesscertainty
Total absence of doubt
certitude · confidence · sureness · conviction · assurance
dubiousnesstrustworthiness
Quality of being reliable
credibility · reliability · legitimacy · authenticity · trust
dubiousnesstrust
Confidence in another
faith · belief · confidence · optimism · positivity
doubtful, dubious, undoubtedly, doubter, doubted, dubiously, indubitably, indubitable, doubtfulness