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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
The spectacle left many South Africans watching at home incredulous and saw Ramaphosa make his strongest remarks on the matter yet.
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Kate Bartlett, NPR, 15 May 2025
Since being posted, the video has been viewed more than 8 million times and liked by over 160,000 users, leaving viewers both entertained and incredulous.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
As detectives searched the house in the days after the fire, evidence of the incredulous story the young man told in the back of the ambulance began to emerge.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Jens Stoltenberg, who was then secretary-general, was incredulous.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
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Kate Bartlett, NPR, 15 May 2025
Since being posted, the video has been viewed more than 8 million times and liked by over 160,000 users, leaving viewers both entertained and incredulous.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
As detectives searched the house in the days after the fire, evidence of the incredulous story the young man told in the back of the ambulance began to emerge.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Jens Stoltenberg, who was then secretary-general, was incredulous.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredulous
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Heart Age May Not Be the Perfect Metric However, some experts are more skeptical.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
9 Aug. 2025
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Not only are voters more skeptical of media reports and talking points, OBBBA supporters have much more time to counter misinformation than was the case with the TCJA.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Encore® family of azaleas stands apart from all others with their incredible reblooming ability, sun tolerance, and cold hardiness.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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That’s incredible confidence and incredible generosity of spirit.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Today’s financial institutions must be able to rapidly identify suspicious transactions out of billions per day.—
Roman Reznikov,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Anyone who receives a suspicious message can file a complaint with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Any appeal by Patterson was unlikely to succeed, though it could not be ruled out, Beale said on Friday.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
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The documentary tells the story of Philadelphia Phillies’ superfan Jon McCann, who helped inspire an unlikely 2023 standing ovation for Phillies shortstop Trea Turner, which helped turn the team around after hitting a major roadblock.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Be cautious when corresponding with unfamiliar accounts.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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To be sure, companies are opting for cautious messaging around AI and its labor implications.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
13 Aug. 2025
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Humanity Protocol, valued at over a billion dollars, uses palm scans to confirm identity so impersonation becomes almost impossible.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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That suggests 2014 may have been a tipping point beyond which returning to normal wet-dry cycles may be impossible on human timescales.—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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And the notion of me showing up and asking them for money is still unbelievable to this day.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the plans to evacuate the makeshift camp in the event of a major storm are skimpy and frankly, unbelievable.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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The video wraps with a ridiculous post-credits scene from the wedding reception, featuring Sheeran in a full wedding dress, totally committed to the waltz choreography.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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These movies are brilliantly written, but above all will do anything to get a laugh, no matter how silly, how absurd, how ridiculous — how stupid.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Incredulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredulous. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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