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doubts

/daʊts/

doubts is the plural of doubt.

doubts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of doubt.

Meaning of doubt

Noun

doubt (countable and uncountable, plural doubts)

  1. Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.
    • There was some doubt as to who the child's real father was.
    Synonyms:
    incertitude
    Antonyms:
    belief, confidence, faith
  2. (countable, obsolete outside of India) A point of uncertainty, especially a yes/no or a multiple-choice question
    • Ma'am, I have a doubt about today's lecture
    Synonyms:
    disbelief
    Antonyms:
    belief, tenet
  3. (countable, non-native speakers' English) a question (that one has)

See all 8 meanings of doubt

Phrases with doubts

Words that rhyme with doubts

Questions about doubts

What is doubts the plural of?
Doubts is the plural of doubt.
How do you pronounce doubts?
Doubts is pronounced /daʊts/.

Words near doubts in the dictionary

  1. doubtlesse
  2. doubtlessly
  3. doubtlessness
  4. doubtmonger
  5. doubtmongers
  6. doubts
  7. doubtsome
  8. doubtworthy
  9. doubty
  10. douc
  11. douce

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