incredulousadjective
uk/ɪnˈkredʒ.ə.ləs/us/ɪnˈkredʒ.ə.ləs/not wanting or not able to believe something, and usually showing this:
A few incredulous spectators watched on as Paterson, ranked 23rd in the world, beat the champion.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not believing
- are my eyes deceiving me? idiom
- as if! idiom
- authority
- believe
- believe sth when you see it idiom
- denial
- have something on good authority idiom
- I'll eat my hat idiom
- iconoclastic
- in your dreams! idiom
- is he/she for real? idiom
- joke
- Marines
- salt
- satisfied
- self-deception
- since when idiom
- take sth with a pinch of salt idiom
- tell me another one! idiom
- worship
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incredulously
adverb uk/ɪnˈkredʒ.ə.ləs.li/us/ɪnˈkredʒ.ə.ləs.li/
"Did you see that?" she asked incredulously.
incredulity
noun [ U ] uk/ˌɪn.krəˈdʒuː.lə.ti/us/ˌɪn.krəˈduː.lə.t̬i/
He felt a sense of incredulity, anger, and pain at the accusation made against him.