incredulous

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

Word Origin

incredulous (adj.)
"unbelieving," 1570s, from Latin incredulus "unbelieving, incredulous," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + credulus (see credulous). Formerly also of religious beliefs. Related: Incredulously; incredulousness.

Antonym

adj.

credulous

Example

1. The listeners were perplexed and incredulous .
2. And we received several incredulous responses .
3. When I run this hypothesis by my husband , he is incredulous .
4. Tepco 's attempt to impart information has left the public mostly confused and incredulous .
5. By contrast the stand-off in washington is a political creation , thrust upon initially incredulous investors ( see article ) .

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