All agnosticism synonyms

noun agnosticism

• questioning — indicating or implying a question: a questioning tone in her voice.
• hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
• disbelief — the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true.
• apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
• confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
• uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
• reluctance — unwillingness; disinclination: reluctance to speak in public.
• mistrust — lack of trust or confidence; distrust.
• misgiving — Often, misgivings. a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.
• difficulty — the fact or condition of being difficult.
• distrust — to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
• suspicion — act of suspecting.
• ambiguity — If you say that there is ambiguity in something, you mean that it is unclear or confusing, or it can be understood in more than one way.
• qualm — an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying.
• suspense — a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety.
• skepticism — skeptical attitude or temper; doubt.
• fear — a river in SE North Carolina. 202 miles (325 km) long.
• problem — any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
• blasphemy — You can describe something that shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemy.
• fallacy — a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy.
• lawlessness — contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.
• anarchy — If you describe a situation as anarchy, you mean that nobody seems to be paying any attention to rules or laws.
• vacillation — an act or instance of vacillating.
• hesitancy — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
• dilemma — a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
• incredulity — the quality or state of being incredulous; inability or unwillingness to believe.
• diffidence — the quality or state of being diffident.
• quandary — a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.
• disquiet — lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
• indecision — inability to decide.
• incertitude — uncertainty or doubtfulness.
• discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
• rejection — the act or process of rejecting.
• wavering — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
• irresolution — lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
• perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
• dubiety — doubtfulness; doubt.
• dubiousness — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
• scruple — a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
• demurral — the act or an instance of demurring
• faltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
• dissent — to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
• infidelity — marital disloyalty; adultery.
• defection — the act or an instance of defecting
• impiety — lack of piety; lack of reverence for God or sacred things; irreverence.
• nonconformity — failure or refusal to conform, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
• divergence — the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion.
• schism — division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
• atheism — Atheism is the belief that there is no God. Compare agnosticism.
• apostasy — If someone is accused of apostasy, they are accused of abandoning their religious faith, political loyalties, or principles.