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as in skeptical
inclined to doubt or question claims
incredulous by nature, I'm of course very suspicious of anyone who claims to be able to communicate with the dead
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as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
an incredulous account of alien abduction that the tabloids had a field day with
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Recent Examples of incredulous
The Canadian curlers looked incredulous and angry.
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Steve Douglas, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Others were incredulous that Wasserman used his parting memo to his staff as an attempt to solidify his Olympics gig.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Landfair is incredulous how society allowed a child victim to be turned into a punchline and comedy skits.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
The judge was absolutely incredulous about the contractual argument and the independent, dictatorial authority of the president.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for incredulous
Steve Douglas, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Others were incredulous that Wasserman used his parting memo to his staff as an attempt to solidify his Olympics gig.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Landfair is incredulous how society allowed a child victim to be turned into a punchline and comedy skits.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
The judge was absolutely incredulous about the contractual argument and the independent, dictatorial authority of the president.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredulous
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But Alireza Nader, an Iranian independent analyst based in Washington, is skeptical that economic pressure alone will force a strategic breaking point.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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After the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, which claimed some 300,000 lives, Chardy set out to confirm first-hand whether such a high toll was possible in response to an editor’s skeptical questions, said Jacqueline Charles, the Herald’s longtime Haiti and Caribbean correspondent.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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The Spurs led by as much as 20 in the fourth quarter, which is an incredible turnaround.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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No, that stuff is all incredible and very much the result of good fortune in my career.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Charmed at first, Nella soon becomes confused and suspicious of her alleged ally as their approaches to racial bias and diversity begin to sharply diverge and the story, told through a past and present timeline, unravels with unexpected twists.—
Laura Zigman,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Los Angeles police evacuated Terminal 2 at LAX on Friday night amid an investigation into a suspicious item.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Given the Fed's current hold, a sudden drop seems unlikely in the near term, but it's never guaranteed.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Ohm is an unlikely hero, but the nagging mystery gets its hooks into him, and the only way out is through.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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Be cautious of any company that pushes a specific program without understanding your circumstances.—
Rebecca Safier,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Visitors should be cautious about going into a sea cave without a guide, as a swell can flow into it and dramatically raise the water level in a matter of seconds, pushing kayaks into rocks and leaving little air for those trapped inside.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
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So heavy, in fact, that the Magic crumbled underneath the weight and the tone of the series has changed, and the reasons are impossible to ignore.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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April 20 – May 20 A turning point in your relationships becomes impossible to ignore.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Fifty years is really unbelievable.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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So there’s this unbelievable amount of content from which to choose from.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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In the annals of English football, this shoots close to the top of the list of ridiculous moments, along with Troy Deeney’s mad goal for Watford in the Championship play-offs in 2013 and Sergio Aguero’s Premier League title-winning strike for Manchester City in 2012.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The ridiculous Ballroom lawsuit, brought by a woman walking her dog, who has absolutely No Standing to bring such a suit, must be dropped, immediately.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Incredulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredulous. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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