unbelieved
Rejected as false
Unbelieved describes something that is not accepted as true or credible.
A story may go unbelieved despite the teller's insistence: Her account of the accident went unbelieved by investigators.
The word often carries a sense of injustice—the implication that something *should* have been believed but wasn't.
Lacked certainty about
- questionedAsked for information
- disbelievedDeemed untrue
- distrustedLacked faith in
- mistrustedLacked confidence in
suspected · incredulous · skeptical · unconvinced · dubious · cynical · wary · hesitant
Refused or turned away
- dismissedReleased from duty
- discreditedProven unworthy of trust
- deniedRefused or disavowed
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
ignored · disregarded · unaccepted · spurned · refuted · discounted · brushed off · written off
Not formally recognized
- unrecognizedNot identified or acknowledged
- unheardNot perceived aurally
- unnoticedNot perceived by anyone
- neglectedNot given proper attention
undervalued · ignored · invisible · voiceless · marginalized · silenced · Cassandra
Not officially validated
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
- unprovenNot yet established
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
- unfoundedWithout factual support
unsupported · uncorroborated · undocumented · unattested · baseless · groundless · hearsay
doubted
Lacked certainty about
- questionedAsked for information
- disbelievedDeemed untrue
- distrustedLacked faith in
mistrusted · suspected · incredulous · skeptical · unconvinced · dubious · cynical · wary · hesitant · guarded
rejected
Refused or turned away
- dismissedReleased from duty
- discreditedProven unworthy of trust
- deniedRefused or disavowed
rebuffed · ignored · disregarded · unaccepted · spurned · refuted · discounted · brushed off · written off · pooh-poohed
unacknowledged
Not formally recognized
- unrecognizedNot identified or acknowledged
- unheardNot perceived aurally
- unnoticedNot perceived by anyone
neglected · undervalued · ignored · invisible · voiceless · marginalized · silenced · Cassandra
unconfirmed
Not officially validated
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
- unprovenNot yet established
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
unfounded · unsupported · uncorroborated · undocumented · unattested · baseless · groundless · hearsay
unbelievedbelieved
Accepted as true
trusted · accepted · credited · believed in · taken at face value
unbelievable, unbeliever, unbelieving, unbelievably, unbelievers, unbelievability