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Synonyms & Similar Words
skeptic
doubter
nonbeliever
unbeliever
atheist
agnostic
infidel
heretic
pagan
heathen
cynic
critic
questioner
challenger
contrarian
naysayer
scoffer
mocker
detractor
dissenter
objector
protester
renegade
rebel
apostate
backslider
defector
deserter
doubting Thomas
free thinker
iconoclast
rationalist
secularist
humanist
Meaning of Disbeliever
According to Merriam-Webster, a disbeliever is "one that does not believe something" or "a person who does not believe in the existence of a deity".
Definitions
- The Oxford English Dictionary defines a disbeliever as "a person who does not believe in something, especially a religion" or "a person who is skeptical or unbelieving".
- The Cambridge Dictionary defines a disbeliever as "someone who does not believe something, especially a religious belief".
Example Uses
- The disbeliever in the group refused to accept the idea of an afterlife.
- As a disbeliever in the paranormal, she was skeptical of the ghost stories.
- The scientist was a disbeliever in the theory of creationism, preferring the theory of evolution.
- The disbeliever in the crowd shouted out his objections to the speaker's claims.
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
believer
theist
deist
devout
faithful
follower
disciple
adherent
supporter
advocate
champion
enthusiast
fanatic
zealot
devotee
enthusiast
partisan
loyalist
defender
apologist
proponent
exponent
upholder
maintainer
preserver