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
There was some incredulity right after the DOGE Dividend check proposal was announced.
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Imagine Ariana Grande being asked this question — the dewy incredulity, lit from within like a carefree human lava lamp.
—Heather Havrilesky, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
People throughout the world have watched with incredulity as the Kremlin’s armed forces have marched into Ukraine, reducing entire cities to rubble and displacing millions of people.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
Some also expressed incredulity that a city with a giant annual pension bill intended to add 130 new workers as part of its plan and asked why contractors who charged far less couldn’t be used instead.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Imagine Ariana Grande being asked this question — the dewy incredulity, lit from within like a carefree human lava lamp.
—Heather Havrilesky, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
People throughout the world have watched with incredulity as the Kremlin’s armed forces have marched into Ukraine, reducing entire cities to rubble and displacing millions of people.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
Some also expressed incredulity that a city with a giant annual pension bill intended to add 130 new workers as part of its plan and asked why contractors who charged far less couldn’t be used instead.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredulity
Noun
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But the episode, and Season 3, end there, with Ginny and Georgia looking at each other in disbelief.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
5 June 2025
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The ever-expanding John Wick franchise is founded on our suspension of disbelief.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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However, optimism has since given way to skepticism, as a series of policy missteps and economic headwinds have made Bessent’s goal seem increasingly unattainable.—
Dan Irvine,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Netanyahu, having played a pivotal role in supporting Trump's 2018 decision to scrap the nuclear deal secured by former President Barack Obama three years earlier, is once again fueling skepticism toward a new agreement with Tehran.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Incredulity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredulity. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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