INCREDULITIES Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

incredulities

noun

plural of incredulity

as in skepticism

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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Noun

Lawmakers in both parties agree more guardrails are needed, but even narrow attempts at regulation have fallen apart and a certain skepticism has set in.

— STEVEN SLOAN, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Some analysts voiced skepticism about the risk of a societal-scale attack carried out by AI, however, noting that such warnings typically come in the form of vague hypotheticals.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of skepticism

Noun

Patrick Mahomes finished the job by scrambling up the middle, simultaneously giving the Chiefs an early lead and quieting some doubts about his reconstructed ACL and LCL.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
European leaders convene in Finland’s Arctic capital as melting ice opens new shipping lanes and resource frontiers, intensifying Russian military activity and exposing doubts about NATO’s long-term role in regional security.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of doubts

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Beijing assisted with a major upgrade of the base, and the United States has voiced its suspicions that China was granted special but secret privileges there.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
On Wednesday, Koval released a statement on her official Instagram page, confirming suspicions that her choice to walk away from the Tigers stemmed from Mulkey acquiring 17-year-old Russian center Anna Minaeva.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

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