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unbelieving

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

That does not believe; incredulous, skeptical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nonbelieving

Antonyms: believing

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disbelieving, skeptical, sceptical

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nescient

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

rejecting any belief in gods

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: atheistic, atheistical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + believing.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: няве́руючы (njavjérujučy) — that does not believe
  • Bulgarian: невя́рващ (nevjárvašt) — that does not believe
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不信神的 (bù xìn shén de) — that does not believe
  • Esperanto: nekredema — that does not believe
  • Finnish: epäuskoinen — that does not believe
  • French: incrédule — that does not believe
  • Georgian: ურწმუნო (urc̣muno) — that does not believe
  • German: ungläubig — that does not believe
  • Irish: ainchreidmheach — that does not believe
  • Irish: díchreidmheach — that does not believe
  • Irish: éigreidmheach — that does not believe
  • Irish: neamhchreidmheach — that does not believe
  • Italian: incredulo — that does not believe
  • Japanese: 不信心な (fushinjin na) — that does not believe
  • Manx: anchredjuagh — that does not believe
  • Portuguese: incrédulo — that does not believe
  • Russian: неве́рующий (nevérujuščij) — that does not believe
  • Serbo-Croatian: не̏веран — that does not believe
  • Serbo-Croatian: не̏вјеран — that does not believe
  • Serbo-Croatian: nȅveran — that does not believe
  • Serbo-Croatian: nȅvjeran — that does not believe
  • Spanish: incrédulo — that does not believe
  • Ukrainian: неві́руючий (nevírujučyj) — that does not believe