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as in skeptical
inclined to doubt or question claims
incredulous by nature, I'm of course very suspicious of anyone who claims to be able to communicate with the dead
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as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
an incredulous account of alien abduction that the tabloids had a field day with
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Recent Examples of incredulous
Stephen Shore says, sounding a little incredulous.
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2025
This effect helps to loosen the strings of the overall economy and financial sector, but around this point asset prices are reaching incredulous levels as investor euphoria intensifies, drawing in further speculation, until prices then turn down, and the house of cards collapses in a crash.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Hellman was incredulous, noting that Colvin had already racked up a number of fraud judgments against him, including one in Arizona that triggered an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
More than one judge on the Federal Circuit seemed deeply incredulous that Trump, or any President, could, willy-nilly, call anything that moves a national emergency, and then go unchallenged.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2025
This effect helps to loosen the strings of the overall economy and financial sector, but around this point asset prices are reaching incredulous levels as investor euphoria intensifies, drawing in further speculation, until prices then turn down, and the house of cards collapses in a crash.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Hellman was incredulous, noting that Colvin had already racked up a number of fraud judgments against him, including one in Arizona that triggered an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
More than one judge on the Federal Circuit seemed deeply incredulous that Trump, or any President, could, willy-nilly, call anything that moves a national emergency, and then go unchallenged.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredulous
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Burnett urged those who received the calls to stay skeptical of anyone claiming to be a deputy and to not engage in conversation with them.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Some fans accepted the clarification, while others remained skeptical.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Twenty years later, Jim Montgomery, goalkeeper for Second Division underdogs Sunderland, would pull off an incredible double save to deny Leeds United in an upset so huge rival fans became even more desperate to see their own heroes do similar at the 100,000-capacity national stadium.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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This is a big-screen beast with incredible internals that rival those of desktops in the same price range, including a massive 64GB of LPDDR5 RAM, an ultra-powerful RTX 5070 Ti graphics card, and more.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Pyongyang has long been accused of conducting suspicious transfers of goods between ships in the East China Sea, which is bordered by China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Taiwan.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Digital asset treasury companies face SEC and FINRA investigations for suspicious trading patterns around crypto announcements.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Instead, multiple Chiefs missed a chance at a pick, and the Jaguars scored a touchdown after given the unlikely reprieve.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Okay, take a flier on Bourne if Ricky Pearsall and Jauan Jennings are out again, but that sounds unlikely.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Homebuilders are getting more cautious, says economist Wolf.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Markets had expected the more fiscally cautious Shinjiro Koizumi to win.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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The bulbous eyes at the vamp made the frogs impossible to miss against the casual layers.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Millennials and Gen Z are clamoring to break into the housing market—a feat seemingly impossible in an inflationary period with high home prices and mortgage rates.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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The eight-part series will uncover how a team of criminals in over their heads got together to pull off one of history’s most unbelievable heists.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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And Richard Park was just an unbelievable defensive player and skater.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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That is a ridiculous expectation to lumber on such a young player, but then this is one of the few times that one of football’s child stars — a name everyone has known for years — seems not only worth the hype, but at ease with it.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The piling on of hurdles, unforeseen challenges, and calamities is almost ridiculous.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Incredulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredulous. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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