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unquestioning

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un·ques·tion·ing  (n-kwsch-nng)
adj.
Not marked by or exhibiting uncertainty or indecision: unquestioning faith.
un·question·ing·ly adv.
unquestioning
Adjective
accepting a belief or order without thinking about or doubting it in any way: unquestioning obedience
unquestioningly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unquestioningunquestioning - not inclined to ask questions
credulous - disposed to believe on little evidence; "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous"
2.unquestioningunquestioning - being without doubt or reserve; "implicit trust"
implicit
absolute - perfect or complete or pure; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol"
Translations
Spanish unquestioning [ʌnˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ] adj [obedience, acceptance] → incondicional
French unquestioning [ʌnˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ] adj [obedience, acceptance] → inconditionnel(le)
German unquestioning [ʌnˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ] adj → bedingungslos
Italian unquestioning [ʌnˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ] adj [obedience, acceptance] → cieco/a
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At the same time I read the literature of the subject, and gave the pretensions of Macpherson an unquestioning faith.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
To one imbued from infancy with the fascinating fallacy that all men are born equal, unquestioning submission to authority is not easily mastered, and the American volunteer soldier in his "green and salad days" is among the worst known.
Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
From his deepest soul, he that hour loosed and parted from every hope in life that now is, and offered his own will an unquestioning sacrifice to the Infinite.
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