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skepticism vs disbelief

disbelief vs skepticism

skepticism and disbelief both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
skepticism Yes No No No
disbelief Yes No No No
As nouns, skepticism and disbelief are synonyms defined as:
  • skepticism and disbelief: doubt about the truth of something
Other synonyms of skepticism include incredulity, mental rejection, scepticism.
As nouns, disbelief is a hypernym of skepticism; that is, disbelief is a word with a broader meaning than skepticism:
  • skepticism: the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
  • disbelief: a rejection of belief
Other hypernyms of skepticism include unbelief.
skepticism (noun) disbelief (noun)
doubt about the truth of something doubt about the truth of something
the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge a rejection of belief
Difference between skepticism and disbelief

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