incredulous
not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical
indicating or showing unbelief: an incredulous smile.
Origin of incredulous
1synonym study For incredulous
Other words for incredulous
Other words from incredulous
- in·cred·u·lous·ly, adverb
- in·cred·u·lous·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with incredulous
- incredible, incredulous
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How to use incredulous in a sentence
I asked, incredulous that he was taking his shoes off to go into the library.
All this security in D.C. to thwart terrorism, yet the threat came from within | Petula Dvorak | January 11, 2021 | Washington PostGreeted by a human-like android host, he asks her, incredulous, whether she is real.
Welcome to the Next Level of Bullshit - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Raphaël Millière | September 9, 2020 | NautilusWherever she moved Bill's eyes followed her with a gleam of joy, tinctured with smiling incredulousness.
North of Fifty-Three | Bertrand W. SinclairHe hoped she would laugh it away, but she only looked at him, her lips parted, a hint of incredulousness in her eyes.
Spring Street | James H. RichardsonBut she was there, looking at him as she had when he told her she was beautiful, the same hint of incredulousness in her eyes.
Spring Street | James H. Richardson
Incredulousness was written on the quiet face that looked up at him from the armchair.
A Black Adonis | Linn Boyd PorterThen he had hurriedly scrawled the check, which she took in spite of her incredulousness of its worth.
The Debtor | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for incredulous
/ (ɪnˈkrɛdjʊləs) /
(often foll by of) not prepared or willing to believe (something); unbelieving
Derived forms of incredulous
- incredulously, adverb
- incredulousness, noun
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