Incredulous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈkɹɛdjʊləs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Incredulous is an adjective meaning Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe.
Meaning
Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe.
More Meanings
- Expressing or indicative of incredulity.
- (largely obsolete, now only nonstandard) Difficult to believe; incredible.
Example Sentences
Reactions at Sun's campus, an hour's drive from San Francisco, ranged from the fearful to the incredulous.
Xodar listened in incredulous astonishment to my narration of the events which had transpired within the arena at the rites of Issus.
Why euery thing adheres togither, that no dramme of a scruple, no scruple of a scruple, no obstacle, no incredulous or vnsafe circumstance […].
Maybe David Ruben had some valid points about the ACLU on the national level from an historical perspective, although critcizing a non-gay organization for not loudly defending gay rights in 1952 seems a little incredulous.
Synonyms for incredulous
Depending on context, synonyms include distrustful, skeptical, sceptical, disbelieving, unbelieving.
Antonyms for incredulous
Common opposites include credulous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unbelieving, disbelieving, skeptical, sceptical, distrustful, dubious.
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