NONBELIEVER Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

nonbeliever

noun

Definition of nonbeliever

as in atheist

a person who does not believe in something (such as a religious belief) a memorial service that is suitable for both believers and nonbelievers The preacher is trying to convince the nonbelievers.

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Recent Examples of nonbeliever Meanwhile, nonbelievers create humorous content, featuring videos of empty clothes draped over furniture or laid out on the street, suggesting they were abandoned by those who were raptured. — Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025 Despite her Catholic upbringing, Evy is a paranormal skeptic and religious nonbeliever. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 13 Mar. 2026 Or, truer to the inequity of the moment, deliverance for the faithful few; woe to us nonbelievers (ultimately this is a tax-bracket theology—the wealthier always seem to be more devout). — Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Excessive entanglement would affect the government's independence and potentially give religious adherents access to government not available to nonbelievers. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 28 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonbeliever

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Her insights into Maher being a longstanding atheist were a good link back to Twain.

— Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
Veena had been an atheist with dreams of becoming a physicist.

— Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026

Definition of atheist

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In Arabic the word kafir or kaffir has been used to refer to infidels, or non-believers in Islam.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
Safia and Elham became enemies of a state that wanted to punish them for the actions of a Taliban regime in Kabul that regarded them as traitors and infidels.

— George Packer, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026

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