misbelieving
Holding false notions
Misbelieving means holding false or unorthodox beliefs, particularly in religious contexts.
The word carries a judgmental edge—what counts as misbelief depends on who's doing the counting.
The preacher warned against misbelieving souls who strayed from doctrine.
The term sounds archaic and appears mainly in older religious texts.
Contrary to accepted practice
- blasphemousDisrespectful toward the divine
- apostateOne who renounces faith
- heterodoxContrary to accepted doctrine
- dissentingExpressing disagreement formally
schismatic · iconoclastic · nonconformist · irreverent · sacrilegious · renegade · infidel · heathen
Wrongly convinced of falsehoods
- misledCaused to believe falsely
- mistakenIncorrectly understood or believed
- dupedDeceived into believing
- fooledLed to believe falsely
gullible · credulous · naive · hoodwinked · bamboozled · beguiled · misinformed · confused
Questioning the truth
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- unconvincedNot yet believing
- incredulousExpressing unwillingness to believe
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
uncertain · mistrustful · leery · suspicious · wary · guarded · hesitant · tentative
Poorly thought through
- misjudgedAssessed incorrectly
- fallaciousContaining faulty reasoning
- unfoundedWithout factual support
- baselessLacking factual support
false · incorrect · wrong · misperceived · misinterpreted · misconstrued · confused · illogical
unorthodox
Contrary to accepted practice
- blasphemousDisrespectful toward the divine
- apostateOne who renounces faith
- heterodoxContrary to accepted doctrine
dissenting · schismatic · iconoclastic · nonconformist · irreverent · sacrilegious · renegade · infidel · heathen · pagan
deluded
Wrongly convinced of falsehoods
- misledCaused to believe falsely
- mistakenIncorrectly understood or believed
- dupedDeceived into believing
fooled · gullible · credulous · naive · hoodwinked · bamboozled · beguiled · misinformed · confused · misguided
doubting
Questioning the truth
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- unconvincedNot yet believing
- incredulousExpressing unwillingness to believe
dubious · uncertain · mistrustful · leery · suspicious · wary · guarded · hesitant · tentative · unsure
misconceived
Poorly thought through
- misjudgedAssessed incorrectly
- fallaciousContaining faulty reasoning
- unfoundedWithout factual support
baseless · false · incorrect · wrong · misperceived · misinterpreted · misconstrued · confused · illogical · irrational
misbelievingright-thinking
Having acceptable moral views
well-informed · enlightened · clear-sighted · discerning · wise
belief, believe, believing, credible, unbelievable, disbelief, believable, unbeliever, disbelieving