ATHEISM Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

atheism

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Definition of atheism

as in godlessness

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Recent Examples of atheism Beginning in the 1870s, atheism and indifference to religion became popular, especially among younger intellectuals. — David Mislin, The Conversation, 26 June 2026 Soviet atheism failed to erase it. — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 At the same time, evangelists of a robust atheism—figures such as the biologist Richard Dawkins, the critic Christopher Hitchens, and the neuroscientist Sam Harris—toured the country offending salt-of-the-earth Americans with their contempt for religious belief. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026 Although atheism is often associated with hyperrationality, this form of it is unapologetically irrational. — Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for atheism

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Model agnosticism without hardware agnosticism is only half the answer.

— Luke Norris, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
If agnosticism can be encapsulated in a guitar solo, White has pulled that off.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 July 2026

Definition of agnosticism

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My own passage into and back out of unbelief—one marked by a close reading of works that earlier illiberal societies had attempted to suppress on religious grounds—has strengthened my liberal commitments.

— Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
But the indirect benefits seem to reflect a posture against green energy, related to unbelief in climate change, and these lead to support for inefficient energy alternatives like nuclear and geothermal and gas-fired turbines.

— Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025

Definition of unbelief

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The mood that hangs over Tip Toe is two parts anxious dread to one part disbelief that things could really get quite so bad — as represented, with tragic irony, by Leo.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Cornell University’s investigation, of course, did not have to adhere to New York’s arguably archaic criminal standards, but its response, too, has triggered anger and disbelief across airwaves and social media.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026

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