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incredulous

[ in-krej-uh-luhs ]
/ ɪnˈkrɛdʒ ə ləs /
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adjective

not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
indicating or showing unbelief: an incredulous smile.

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RELATED WORDS

unsatisfied, skeptical, quizzical, hesitant, suspicious, doubtful, unconvinced, disbelieving, distrustful, dubious, questioning, suspect, uncertain, wary, mistrustful, show-me

Nearby words

  1. increasing,
  2. increasingly,
  3. increate,
  4. incredible,
  5. incredulity,
  6. increment,
  7. incremental,
  8. incremental plotter,
  9. incremental recorder,
  10. incremental repetition

Origin of incredulous

From the Latin word incrēdulus, dating back to 1525–35. See in-3, credulous
Related formsin·cred·u·lous·ly, adverbin·cred·u·lous·ness, noun
Can be confusedincredible incredulous

Synonym study

See doubtful.
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British Dictionary definitions for incredulous

incredulous

/ (ɪnˈkrɛdjʊləs) /

adjective

(often foll by of) not prepared or willing to believe (something); unbelieving
Derived Formsincredulously, adverbincredulousness, noun
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Word Origin and History for incredulous

incredulous

adj.

"unbelieving," 1570s, from Latin incredulus "unbelieving, incredulous," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + credulus (see credulous). Formerly also of religious beliefs. Related: Incredulously; incredulousness.

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