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[ in-krej-uh-luhs ] / ɪnˈkrɛdʒ ə ləs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR incredulous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical. indicating or showing unbelief: an incredulous smile. Origin of incredulousFrom the Latin word incrēdulus, dating back to 1525–35. See in-3, credulous SYNONYMS FOR incredulousunbelieving. SEE SYNONYMS FOR incredulous ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for incredulousSee doubtful. OTHER WORDS FROM incredulousin·cred·u·lous·ly, adverbin·cred·u·lous·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH incredulousincredible, incredulous Words nearby incredulousincreasing, increate, in creation, incredible, incredulity, incredulous, increment, incremental, incrementalism, incremental plotter, incremental recorder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for incredulousI tried this twice and both drivers gave me an incredulous look before driving off. The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST At the time, critics were incredulous that the show would work. People Prefer ‘The Bachelor’ to ‘The Bachelorette.’ Why? It’s Science.|Brandy Zadrozny|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST On Wednesday, Republican Senator John McCain was incredulous about this decision. U.S. Waited Months to Send Ukraine Spare Tires|Eli Lake|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST For the judge who is incredulous, Martin again offers two simple words: “Excuuuuuse me!” Change the Constitution in Six Easy Steps? It Won’t Be That Simple, Justice Stevens|Richard L. Hasen|April 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If their incredulous looks were anything to go by, it fell largely on deaf ears. Oscar Pistorius’s Sobbing Fit On The Witness Stand|Kelly Berold|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Flavia stood still, looking at the other girl with slow-gathering, incredulous resentment and wonder. From the Car Behind|Eleanor M. Ingram "You hurt me—I believe you wanted to hurt me," he muttered in a tone of pained and incredulous surprise. The Builders|Ellen Glasgow I gazed at him in bewilderment; ready to laugh if he meant to be jocular, incredulous of his serious intention. The Abandoned Farmer|Sydney Herman Preston “Then there was no use in your coming,” said the colonel, casting an incredulous glance at the captain's stout figure. Sevastopol|Lyof N. Tolsto Slyme laughed in a sneering, incredulous way, but Sawkins was inclined to be abusive. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists|Robert Tressell
British Dictionary definitions for incredulous
adjective(often foll by of) not prepared or willing to believe (something); unbelieving Derived forms of incredulousincredulously, adverbincredulousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to incredulousunsatisfied, skeptical, quizzical, hesitant, suspicious, doubtful, unconvinced, disbelieving, distrustful, doubting, dubious, questioning, suspect, uncertain, wary, mistrustful, show-me |