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
Which means this is a SALT piece, though one written from the perspective of red states, along with incredulity about red staters.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
The camera pans back to Atlas who appears to be watching the screen wide-eyed ad shocked, the marks over his eyes giving the impression that his eyebrows are raised in incredulity.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Just make sure to approach every trade idea with a healthy dose of incredulity.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
But when visitors are told that Washington’s reaction has largely been bureaucratic and indifferent, their incredulity only grows.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
The camera pans back to Atlas who appears to be watching the screen wide-eyed ad shocked, the marks over his eyes giving the impression that his eyebrows are raised in incredulity.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Just make sure to approach every trade idea with a healthy dose of incredulity.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
But when visitors are told that Washington’s reaction has largely been bureaucratic and indifferent, their incredulity only grows.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredulity
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Bo Bichette froze in the batter’s box in disbelief, robbed of his opportunity to hit.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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He was seen smiling almost out of disbelief as the Dolphins crowd at Hard Rock Stadium cheered for their speedy wide receiver, who acknowledged them as the cart drove into the tunnel.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Among customers and in financial markets, skepticism is rising as some question whether the massive investment in AI will ever be justified by revenues.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement But Blair’s potential role in Gaza has also drawn deep concern among critics, and raised skepticism over how well the proposal will go over with Hamas.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Incredulity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredulity. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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