as in disbelief
refusal to accept something as true
the teacher's incredulity about the claims in the essay proved to be well-founded
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Recent Examples of incredulity
Afterwards, Amorim wore a look of incredulity when Heaton, 39, was proposed as a viable alternative, given Bayindir conceded a similar goal at Tottenham in last season’s Carabao Cup.
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Which means this is a SALT piece, though one written from the perspective of red states, along with incredulity about red staters.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
The camera pans back to Atlas who appears to be watching the screen wide-eyed ad shocked, the marks over his eyes giving the impression that his eyebrows are raised in incredulity.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Just make sure to approach every trade idea with a healthy dose of incredulity.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Which means this is a SALT piece, though one written from the perspective of red states, along with incredulity about red staters.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
The camera pans back to Atlas who appears to be watching the screen wide-eyed ad shocked, the marks over his eyes giving the impression that his eyebrows are raised in incredulity.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Just make sure to approach every trade idea with a healthy dose of incredulity.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredulity
Noun
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Like most musical biopics these days, the audience has to enter into an agreement with the film, suspending disbelief.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Most of the other comments on the post express confusion and disbelief over the statue’s depiction of a postpartum body.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Legislature did not reject the rewrite, so the standards now include roughly 40 points about the Bible, Jesus and Christianity that students should learn as well as skepticism about the 2020 presidential election results and the origins of COVID-19.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
22 Oct. 2025
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Republicans hold a 53-47 majority, and these nominees need majority support to be confirmed, so skepticism from just a handful of Republicans could sink a nomination.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Incredulity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredulity. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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