Synonyms for doubtfulness
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.
Forms
- Plural
- doubtfulnesses → uncertainties, dubieties, questions, doubts…
Example sentences
- doubt There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt.
- uncertainty All forecasts have a certain degree of uncertainty.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| doubtfulness | steady | |
| doubt | steady | |
| uncertainty | rising | |
| incertitude | rising | |
| dubiety | falling | |
| dubitation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- doubt1
- 7 letters
- dubiety
- 8 letters
- question2
- 10 letters
- dubitation
- 11 letters
- uncertainty4, dubiousness, incertitude
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (question2 = 2 syllables).