as in accepting
given completely and without asking questions or expressing doubt
I am truly disturbed by her unquestioning acceptance of authority. He demanded unquestioning obedience.
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Recent Examples of unquestioning
Nobody should misread my skeptical take on this GMO report or my criticism of Nestle for her unquestioning acceptance of it, as a boosterish embrace of GMOs.
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Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2012
Republicans remain eager to criticize anything short of unquestioning support for Israel from the Biden administration.
—Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2022
Young peoples’ financial anxieties have been compounded by political uncertainties, like the government’s growing push for patriotic education to instil in kids unquestioning love and support for the state.
—Byyvonne Lau, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2022
In order to be a success, there must be unquestioning clarity around the extent to which these new credits actually result in emissions reductions.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
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Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2012
Republicans remain eager to criticize anything short of unquestioning support for Israel from the Biden administration.
—Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2022
Young peoples’ financial anxieties have been compounded by political uncertainties, like the government’s growing push for patriotic education to instil in kids unquestioning love and support for the state.
—Byyvonne Lau, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2022
In order to be a success, there must be unquestioning clarity around the extent to which these new credits actually result in emissions reductions.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unquestioning
Adjective
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At the sanitarium, many soldiers who fought in the Soviet incursion into Afghanistan or the wars in Chechnya said Russian society has become more accepting of veterans than in previous conflicts.—
Nanna Heitmann,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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In certain sports, people are much more skeptical and far less accepting of variations among women athletes.—
Bethany Brookshire,
Scientific American,
1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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When in reality… there’s certain things that need to be told to the head coach that are occurring.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The sweeping announcement triggered widespread confusion and panic among government bureaucrats and everyday Americans scrambling to figure out the implications before a 5 p.m. deadline Tuesday when federal agencies would freeze certain funds.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Having won the penalty from which Chris Wood both completed his hat-trick and scored his 17th goal of the season, Morgan Gibbs-White was pretty confident the big New Zealander would score.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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With eight short film credits under his belt prior to this bracing feature debut, Vargas is an uncommonly confident filmmaker for someone just starting out, and with a specific vision to match.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
1 Feb. 2025
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Although this Cinderella is thankfully not a naive maiden, her storyline occasionally gets muddled by one too many loose threads.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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There is a very innocent, naive quality to life, and there’s a horror and a sickness as well.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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