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unquestioning

/ʌnˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/ /ʌnˈkwɛsʧənɪŋ/

Meanings
adjective
Believing without question; having absolute loyalty

Examples :

"The soldier had unquestioning obedience to his commander's orders. "
attitude character value moral

Related Words

Illustration believing

believing verb

/bɪˈliːvɪŋ/ /bəˈliːvɪŋ/

To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)

"I believe there are faeries."

Illustration soldier

soldier noun

/ˈsɒld͡ʒə/ /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/

A member of an army, of any rank.

"My brother is a soldier in the army. "

Illustration tricked

tricked verb

/trɪkt/

To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.

"You tried to trick me when you said that house was underpriced."

Illustration absolute

absolute noun

/ˈæb.səˌljuːt/ /ˈæb.səˌlut/

That which is independent of context-dependent interpretation, inviolate, fundamental.

"moral absolutes"

Illustration obedience

obedience noun

/ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns/

The quality of being obedient.

"Obedience is essential in any army."

Illustration question

question noun

/ˈkwɛstjən/

A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.

"What is your question?"

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration commander

commander noun

/kəˈmandə/ /kəˈmɑːndə/ /kəˈmændɚ/

One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.

"The commander of the school's student council oversaw the organization of the annual fundraiser. "

Illustration everything

everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

All the things under discussion.

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

Illustration orders

orders noun

/ˈɔːdəz/ /ˈɔɹdɚz/

Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.

"The teacher liked to keep the desks in neat orders, with each row perfectly aligned. "

Illustration loyalty

loyalty noun

/ˈlɔɪəlti/

The state of being loyal; fidelity.

"My loyalty to my family is very important to me. "

Illustration without

without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "