incredulous

[ in-krej-uh-luhs ]

adjective

1. not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical
2. indicating or showing unbelief:

   an incredulous smile.

incredulous

/ ɪnˈkrɛdjʊləs /

adjective

1. often foll by of not prepared or willing to believe (something); unbelieving

Derived Forms

• inˈcredulousness, noun
• inˈcredulously, adverb

Other Words From

• in·cred·u·lous·ly adverb
• in·cred·u·lous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of incredulous¹

From the Latin word incrēdulus, dating back to 1525–35; in- ³, credulous

Synonym Study

See doubtful.

Example Sentences

According to Huffington Post reporter Jonathan Nicholson, he responded to the news with an incredulous "Are you sh**tin' me?"

From Salon

Murrayfield was incredulous and furious.

From BBC

Kaine noted that the 2016 election was also sold as the most important one to date and acted incredulous when Mulaney couldn't bring his name to mind.

From Salon

He was incredulous it didn’t happen at some point before the October resumption.

From BBC

“A ver, Santos, ¿dónde la echaste?” an incredulous Chuck asks.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• doubtful
• hesitant
• quizzical
• skeptical
• suspicious
• unconvinced
• unsatisfied