List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 407

SYNONYMS: uncertainty, doubt, dubiety, skepticism, suspicion, mistrust.
These nouns all refer to the condition of being unsure about someone or something.

Uncertainty, the least forceful, merely denotes a lack of assurance or conviction: I regarded my decision with growing uncertainty.
Doubt and dubiety imply a questioning state of mind that leads to hesitation in accepting a premise or in making a decision: Doubt is part of all religion. On this point there can be no dubiety.
Skepticism generally suggests an instinctive or habitual tendency to question and demand proof, as of truth or merit: Skepticism is the first attribute of a critic.
Suspicion is doubt as to the innocence, truth, integrity, honesty, or soundness of someone or something; the word often suggests an uneasy feeling that the person or thing is evil: I had some suspicion that they were against us.
Mistrust denotes lack of trust or confidence, as in a person's motives, arising from suspicion: The leaders viewed the economist's recommendations with mistrust.