unbelieving

[ uhn-bi-lee-ving ]

adjective

1. not believing; skeptical.

   Synonyms: incredulous, questioning

2. not accepting any, or some particular, religious belief.

unbelieving

/ ˌʌnbɪˈliːvɪŋ /

adjective

1. not believing; sceptical
2. proceeding from or characterized by scepticism

Derived Forms

• ˌunbeˈlievingly, adverb
• ˌunbeˈlievingness, noun

Other Words From

• unbe·lieving·ly adverb
• unbe·lieving·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbelieving¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; un- ¹, believe ( def ), -ing ²( def )

Example Sentences

I bragged to the unbelieving wokesters in my life that I had more than a few friendships with people like Frank.

From Los Angeles Times

The word ‘Mother’ suggested other maternal counsels given long ago, and received with unbelieving protests.

From Literature

A search of Amman's phone showed he had encouraged his girlfriend to join him and urged her to kill her "unbelieving" parents if necessary.

From BBC

“That kind of sacrificial love coupled with incredible courage convinced an unbelieving world that Jesus was Lord,” Pastor Dudley said.

From New York Times

Ten Snow gestured for her to open it and slowly, with unbelieving delight, Omakayas did.

From Literature