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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.

Words related to incredulous

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

Words nearby incredulous

increaser, increasing, increate, incredible, incredulity, incredulous, increment, incremental, incremental plotter, incremental recorder, incremental repetition

Origin of incredulous

From the Latin word incrēdulus, dating back to 1525–35. See in-3, credulous

OTHER WORDS FROM incredulous

in·cred·u·lous·ly, adverbin·cred·u·lous·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH incredulous

incredible incredulous

synonym study for incredulous

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 forms of incredulous

incredulously, adverbincredulousness, noun
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