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incredulous
[ in-krej-uh-luhs ]
adjective
- not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe;skeptical
- indicating or showing unbelief:
an incredulous smile.
incredulous
/ ɪnˈkrɛdjʊləs /
adjective
- often foll by ofnot prepared or willing to believe (something); unbelieving
Derived Forms
- inˈcredulousness,noun
- inˈcredulously,adverb
Other Words From
- in·cred·u·lous·lyadverb
- in·cred·u·lous·nessnoun
Word History and Origins
Origin ofincredulous1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A federal judge on Monday was incredulous at the contention by the Trump administration that his directive to turn around deportation flights wasn’t binding because it was made orally.
"If you think there's only conspiracy theorists on the right," he said, incredulous over people who thought the plot was all an act.
In fact, the filmmaker is incredulous that anyone might think that he could, as he puts it, “just point the camera at some actors and say, ‘Do whatever you feel like.’”
Do you think that’s an appropriate term in our current climate?” she asks, incredulous.
The only thing that pierced the silence of the crowd in Seville was the incredulous jubilation of the visiting Celtic support.
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