as in questioned
to have no trust or confidence in
I doubt that you can do all that you say
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Recent Examples of doubted
Except for Skinny Pedro, none of the men doubted the company’s good intentions.
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On the first day of filming this scene, Brewer doubted the structure until his DP Amy Vincent walked him through the shooting plan.
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Golding, when asked about what his message would be to Kiffin and anyone who doubted the Rebels to get to this point despite all the extra distractions surrounding the program during the playoff run, said the message is in the response of his team since everything unfolded.
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Some people doubted that an unnamed 11-year-old hit 2024’s most talked about card on Christmas morning, but The Athletic’s Larry Holder was able to speak to the boy and his parents before the card eventually sold at auction for more than $1 million this year.
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Disability rights groups told the court in filings that when IQ scores are ambiguous or if their accuracy is doubted, then other evidence about how someone functions should be considered.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
When Ishiba met with Lee in August, conservative opinion leaders and Takaichi supporters doubted his willingness to take a firm stance to protect Japan’s national interests, limiting his ability to act decisively to offer concessions to South Korea.
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Some who study cognitive dissonance doubted these findings.
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For the first time all year, everyone actually doubted the powerhouse Dodgers.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubted
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Parents have also questioned why no new security procedures have been put in place to improve locker room supervision or restrict cell phone use among the staff.—
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This defiance has rallied Danes behind her, though critics have questioned her ability to defend the homeland.—
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“Doubted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubted. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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