I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , grave , real , serious , severe
▪ slight
▪
Without the slightest ~ this is a remarkable exhibition.
▪ gnawing , lingering , nagging , niggling
▪ growing , increasing
▪ personal , private
▪
He made clear his own private ~s about it.
▪ reasonable
▪
We have established beyond all reasonable ~ that the painting was indeed by Rembrandt.
▪
It is almost impossible to prove guilt beyond reasonable ~. ( esp. BrE )
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It is almost impossible to prove guilt beyond a reasonable ~. ( esp. AmE )
▪ religious
VERB + DOUBT
▪ raise
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His failure to appear raises serious ~s as to his reliability.
▪ entertain , feel , harbour/harbor , have
▪
She still felt the same niggling ~: was he really telling the truth?
▪ express , voice
▪ clear up , dispel , erase ( esp. AmE ), remove , resolve
▪
The announcement dispelled any ~s as to the prince's intentions.
▪ cast , throw
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Her record of dismissals casts ~ on her ability to hold down a job.
▪ call sth into , throw sth into
▪
The proposed development has been thrown into ~ by the decision.
▪ be open to
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Their honesty is open to ~.
DOUBT + VERB
▪ appear , arise
▪
Doubts have arisen over the viability of the schedule.
▪ exist
▪
Considerable ~ exists as to the precise origin of this custom.
▪ persist , remain
▪ surround sth
▪
From the start, ~s surrounded her claim to be the missing heiress.
PREPOSITION
▪ beyond ~ , beyond a ~ , beyond all ~ , beyond any ~
▪
The evidence proves beyond ~ that he is innocent.
▪ in ~
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The arrangements for the event still seemed to be in ~.
▪
If in ~, consult your doctor.
▪ without ~ , without a ~
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She is without a ~ the best player I know.
▪ ~ about , ~ over
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Some committee members still had ~s about the plans.
▪ ~ in
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There is no ~ in my mind that this man is Tom.
PHRASES
▪ beyond a shadow of (a) ~ , without a shadow of (a) ~
▪
This proves without a shadow of ~ that we were right.
▪ have your ~s about sth
▪
They say they'll be here on time, but I have my ~s about that.
▪ leave no, little, some, etc. ~
▪
She leaves no ~ as to her view of Picasso's work.
▪ there is little ~ (that)
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There is little ~ the documents are fake.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ highly ( esp. AmE ), seriously , very much
▪
I never seriously ~ed his story.
▪ privately
▪
Lee privately ~ed the truth of this statement.
PHRASES
▪ not ~ sth for a moment, second, etc.
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I didn't ~ for a second that she was telling the truth.
Doubt is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ sceptic
Doubt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ability , ↑ accuracy , ↑ authenticity , ↑ correctness , ↑ existence , ↑ feasibility , ↑ importance , ↑ judgement , ↑ love , ↑ loyalty , ↑ reliability , ↑ sanity , ↑ sincerity , ↑ suitability , ↑ truth , ↑ validity , ↑ wisdom , ↑ word , ↑ worth