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
Instead, there was a collective state of incredulity at the sight of Mohamed Salah failing to convert a penalty just before the break.
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James Pearce, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Trump has employed a mix of shifting narratives — minerals, national security, the Nobel Peace Prize — with ambiguous threats and asymmetric weapons (tariffs) to sow confusion, incredulity and fear among allies.
—Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
Officials apparently didn’t feel the same rush of incredulity.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
An air of incredulity is deserved here.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
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James Pearce, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Trump has employed a mix of shifting narratives — minerals, national security, the Nobel Peace Prize — with ambiguous threats and asymmetric weapons (tariffs) to sow confusion, incredulity and fear among allies.
—Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
Officials apparently didn’t feel the same rush of incredulity.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
An air of incredulity is deserved here.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for incredulity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredulity
Noun
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Jean closes her eyes in disbelief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Cassie, who doesn’t seem very concerned about Nate, sobs on the floor in disbelief, covered in blood and shocked that someone could disrupt what should be the perfect end to her evening.—
Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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So far, that skepticism has appeared justified.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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There’s plenty of skepticism that would or could ever take place.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Incredulity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredulity. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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