Definitions

incredulous

[in-krej-uh-luhs] / ɪnˈkrɛdʒ ə ləs /

ADJECTIVE

unbelieving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

doubtful hesitant quizzical skeptical suspicious unconvinced unsatisfied

WEAK

disbelieving distrustful doubting dubious mistrustful questioning show-me suspect uncertain wary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

believing certain definite sure unquestionable

WEAK

convinced credulous

Example Sentences

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But when they showed him on the map where they had left Brian, the pilot was incredulous.

From Literature

Owen stood and watched, incredulous, as the entire pond drained away in less than five minutes.

From Literature

“There are many types of beauty,” he tries to explain to an incredulous Abigail.

From The Wall Street Journal

I ask, slightly incredulous at how this detail has only emerged 29 years later.

From BBC

Curious onlookers filmed the scene on their smartphones, many still incredulous at the speed and magnitude of the day's events.

From Barron's