as in skepticism
refusal to accept something as true
their story explaining their absence was met with frank disbelief
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Recent Examples of disbelief
Cameras captured a heartwarming scene of a father and son leaping into the air, screaming and hugging each other in disbelief and joy, as McIlroy's ball dropped into the cup.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Micah Parsons’ first sack as a member of the Green Bay Packers left his former Dallas Cowboys teammate Trevon Diggs in disbelief.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
On the mound, Walker Buehler threw up his hands in disbelief — and in appreciation.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Underestimating compliments with a flood of emotions like discomfort, disbelief or embarrassment, can lead to personal and career costs.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Micah Parsons’ first sack as a member of the Green Bay Packers left his former Dallas Cowboys teammate Trevon Diggs in disbelief.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
On the mound, Walker Buehler threw up his hands in disbelief — and in appreciation.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Underestimating compliments with a flood of emotions like discomfort, disbelief or embarrassment, can lead to personal and career costs.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbelief
Noun
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Many of the amendments are likely to spark infighting among Republicans as the party battles over whether to become more isolationist in the face of skepticism about assisting foreign countries.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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The announcement from Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham landed with both excitement and skepticism.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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From the outside, Laura could be loving, protective, overbearing, even intrusive — while Cherry sows doubt for hiding pieces of her past despite ostensibly adoring her new beau.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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Basically, slap on a pair of gloves or leave the washing to someone else if ever there is a doubt.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
10 Sep. 2025
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The response to Lutkenhaus’ performance has been one of awe and incredulity.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Laura visits Cherry’s mom, Tracey (Karen Henthorn), in hopes of getting Tracey to confirm her suspicions in a recorded conversation.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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But in reality, deepfakes are getting better and the threat industry has many years of experience in honing lures to trick people, playing on emotions and overcoming natural suspicions and objections.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But the indirect benefits seem to reflect a posture against green energy, related to unbelief in climate change, and these lead to support for inefficient energy alternatives like nuclear and geothermal and gas-fired turbines.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The historical abnormality of modern-day unbelief was a theme of Pope Benedict XVI’s in the years before, during, and after his pontificate.—
Katherine Howell,
National Review,
30 Nov. 2023
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“Disbelief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbelief. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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