WONDERING (ABOUT) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

wondering (about)

verb

present participle of wonder (about)

as in disagreeing (with)

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doubting

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The stocks are already down over 30% each in October as credit investors blew their yields out to distressed levels, doubting their business model of using aggressive levels of debt to build data centers.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
One writer signed up to work with a confidence coach for the first time, and ended up doubting that her self-doubt was all that bad.

— Eric Levitz, Vox, 15 Oct. 2026

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wondering (about)

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