Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not marked by or exhibiting uncertainty or indecision.
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- adjective
Believing withoutquestion ; having absoluteloyalty ;faithful ;doubtless . - adjective
Naive .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective being without doubt or reserve
- adjective not inclined to ask questions
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Examples
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I think your question of 'unquestioning' is more to state than to ask.
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Limbaugh speaks – the GOP march in unquestioning lockstep to his commands.
Think Progress » Cantor Opens The Door To GOP Rejecting Obama’s Bipartisan Health Care Meeting 2010
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Other than that: Why does the media label unquestioning support of the gov't as "patriotism"?
RNC Mailer Hits Obama: "It Used To Be Easy To Recognize Patriotism" 2009
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We reluctantly succumbed to the notion of unquestioning exploitation of the globe's resources, in accordance with the degree of power a company or an individual enjoyed in the marketplace, but were less than enamoured at having this paradigm thrust upon us.
And the Land Lay Still by James Robertson Irvine Welsh 2010
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That I had to believe the word unquestioning, I asked my aunt while in uni ... she was a pastor with FOUNTAIN OF LIFE ... she said I was questioning the bible and told my parents I needed deliverance, I asked a Jew and he said we christians don't know anything about the religion we claim ...
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Respect being defined as unquestioning deference for their beliefs regardless of how often you try to ignore or negate their interference with your life.
Pharyngula 2008
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People on the left should be too sceptical to have that kind of unquestioning regard for any institution of authority.
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More seriously, the lived manner in which Legionaries practice obedience is laced with the kind of unquestioning submission which allowed the cult of personality to emerge around the figure of Maciel in the first place and covered for his misdeeds.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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More seriously, the lived manner in which Legionaries practice obedience is laced with the kind of unquestioning submission which allowed the cult of personality to emerge around the figure of Maciel in the first place and covered for his misdeeds.
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Yeah, this kind of unquestioning arrogance is why I'm an atheist.
Report: Obama Meets Unconditionally With George Will, Bill Kristol, David Brooks 2009
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