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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Like all of us are in disbelief.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and players from both teams were left in disbelief.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The cases against Comey and James were brought by Halligan after the previous official responsible for deciding whether to prosecute reportedly expressed skepticism about both cases.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Unfortunately, the garbage that RFK spewed during his time as a private sector anti-vaccine crusader and is now trying to make government policy has had vaccine skepticism growing nationwide, with deadly consequences.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Incredulity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredulity. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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