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- [dout]
- /daʊt/
- /daʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dout]
- /daʊt/
Definitions of doubted word
- verb with object doubted to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe. 1
- verb with object doubted to distrust. 1
- verb with object doubted Archaic. to fear; be apprehensive about. 1
- verb without object doubted to be uncertain about something; be undecided in opinion or belief. 1
- noun doubted a feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something. 1
- abbreviation DOUBTED distrust. 1
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Origin of doubted
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (v.) Middle English douten < Anglo-French, Old French douter < Latin dubitāre to waver, hesitate, be uncertain (frequentative of OL dubāre), equivalent to dub- doubt + -it- frequentative suffix + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun) Middle English doute < Anglo-French, Old French, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Doubted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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conjunction
determiner
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doubted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
doubted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for doubted
noun doubted
- distrusted — Simple past tense and past participle of distrust.
- feared — afraid; afeard.
- discredited — Simple past tense and past participle of discredit.
- disquieted — lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
verb doubted
- disbelieved — Simple past tense and past participle of disbelieve.
- questioned — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- queried — a question; an inquiry.
- hesitated — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- impugned — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
Antonyms for doubted
adjective doubted
- sure — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- certain — If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
- inerrant — free from error; infallible.
- re-establish — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- assured — Someone who is assured is very confident and relaxed.
adverb doubted
- indisputably — not disputable or deniable; uncontestable. indisputable evidence.
- doubtless — without doubt; certainly; surely; unquestionably.
- without doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- unequivocally — in a way that is clear and unambiguous: The theme is unequivocally religious.
Top questions with doubted
- what does doubted mean?
- people who doubted god in the bible?
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