Meanings
comparative more unquestioning · superlative most unquestioning
- derogatoryNaive, blind, uncritical.
unquestioning faith
1 more example
Man's awareness of himself, the resulting realization and fear of his own mortality, cast him out of unquestioning eternity into time-consciousness -- into the disorientation of being able to reflect but not to totally understand
1971, Jearld F. Moldenhauer, “Sweeping Statements”, in Body Politic, number 1, page 16
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveBelieving without question; having absolute loyalty.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot inclined to ask questions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishquestioning
- Englishunquestioning
From un- + questioning.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish ehdoton
- ehdotonbelieving without question
Spanish incuestionante, non cuestionante
- incuestionantebelieving without question
- non cuestionantebelieving without question
Cite this entry
unquestioning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unquestioning
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