unbelieving

[ uhn-bi-lee-ving ]
/ ˌʌn bɪˈli vɪŋ /
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adjective

not believing; skeptical.
not accepting any, or some particular, religious belief.

Origin of unbelieving

1350–1400; Middle English; see un-1, believing

OTHER WORDS FROM unbelieving

un·be·liev·ing·ly, adverb un·be·liev·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby unbelieving

unbeknown, unbelief, unbelievable, unbelievably, unbeliever, unbelieving, unbelt, unbend, unbending, unbent, unbiased

Words related to unbelieving

agnostic, cynical, disbelieving, distrustful, doubtful, dubious, leery, questioning, suspicious, mistrustful, freethinking, show-me, unconvinced

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British Dictionary definitions for unbelieving

unbelieving
/ (ˌʌnbɪˈliːvɪŋ) /

adjective

not believing; sceptical
proceeding from or characterized by scepticism

Derived forms of unbelieving

unbelievingly, adverb unbelievingness, noun