Incredulous
Doubtful; unbelieving
adjectiveIncredulous
Doubtful; unbelieving
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Imagine This
After hearing from the accused, the jurors found the story doubtful, and came to a conclusion that the man was guilty.
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Sounds Like
in-KRED-yuh-luhs
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Looks Like
in(not)credible (believable)
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Remember This
Remember that incredulous comes from Latin incredulus meaning 'unbelieving'; the prefix in- negates, and cred- relates to belief. It is often confused with incredible, which means extraordinary or hard to believe.
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Other Forms
Incredulitynoun
Incredulouslyadverb
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Connect With
skepticism, disbelief, credulity, doubt
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Note
Do not confuse incredulous with incredible. Incredulous describes a doubtful, unbelieving attitude; incredible describes something extraordinary or hard to believe.