incredulous
adjective
not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical
incredulousness
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a word derived from
incredulous.
Example Sentences
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In fact, a common theme of the news conference was incredulousness that two thriving athletic programs, on the men’s and women’s side, should find themselves in this predicament.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
For my own part, it was hard to contain my incredulousness at a story that seemed to keep getting stranger and stranger.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2019
‘Thank you for coming,’” she said, her tone implying incredulousness that, besides Sanders, other Democrats with national platforms hadn’t deigned to visit.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2018
With Schmetzer, now the Sounders’ interim coach, unbeaten in three games since taking over for Sigi Schmid, it’s possible to hear her incredulousness echoing through time and around MLS.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2016
She tried to meet the drawn misery and incredulousness of his face with a laugh of reassurance.
From The Portion of Labor by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
