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
Officials apparently didn’t feel the same rush of incredulity.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
An air of incredulity is deserved here.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Cienfuegos’ death has left Spain’s industry with a sense of incredulity.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
First success was in 2004 Vonn started her comeback last season, a return met with incredulity by some other skiers who questioned her sanity in returning to competitive downhill skiing – the fastest and most dangerous of disciplines – after knee surgery.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
An air of incredulity is deserved here.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Cienfuegos’ death has left Spain’s industry with a sense of incredulity.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
First success was in 2004 Vonn started her comeback last season, a return met with incredulity by some other skiers who questioned her sanity in returning to competitive downhill skiing – the fastest and most dangerous of disciplines – after knee surgery.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredulity
Noun
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Instead, Neuer plunged down, jutted out a wrist of steel, and Mbappe turned away, eyes wide in disbelief.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Several of Heuermann’s neighbors spoke to CBS after his arrest, expressing their shock and disbelief over the news.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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Outside Kyiv, thousands gathered at an open-air national heritage park to celebrate Easter despite skepticism that a truce would hold.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Ceasefire skepticism Outside Kyiv, thousands gathered at an open-air national heritage park to celebrate Easter despite skepticism that a truce would hold.—
Derek Gatopoulos,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Incredulity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredulity. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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