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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
Listen to this article The city of Chicago’s request to vendors to accept 3% cuts to their contracts to help balance the city’s books has fallen far short of its goal while yielding a handful of incredulous and scathing responses, according to emails.
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The Romans were incredulous that anyone would glorify a Jew.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
The idea that within eight months, SpaceX engineers could not only launch Starship into orbit, but embark on a six-day journey around the moon and safely return to Earth was incredulous.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Beltran was then forced to explain to an incredulous Dober that the fight was over.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incredulous
A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The Romans were incredulous that anyone would glorify a Jew.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
The idea that within eight months, SpaceX engineers could not only launch Starship into orbit, but embark on a six-day journey around the moon and safely return to Earth was incredulous.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Beltran was then forced to explain to an incredulous Dober that the fight was over.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredulous
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Listen, many Gomez fans were skeptical when the singer confirmed her relationship with the prolific music producer back in December 2023.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2025
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Some are skeptical given his slight wingspan and arm length and wonder if a move to left guard may eventually be necessary.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Prime Minister Modi, and the incredible people of India... .—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Throwing data into a box and shaking it has yielded incredible results in processing human language, but that won’t be enough to treat disease.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
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But he’s also been deeply suspicious for years of the government’s intelligence agencies.—
Josh Funk and Haya Panjwani,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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So when head vampire Remmick (Jack O'Connell) and his two recent white recruits originally show up, Smoke and Stack are suspicious enough of their motives to turn them away.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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Bondi signaled late last month that any criminal investigation into the matter was unlikely.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Mark Carney's Liberal Party is predicted to win this week's general election in Canada, but is unlikely to win a landslide, according to recent polling.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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At times, that can mean there’s reason to be optimistic or perhaps to be cautious about a hot start.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Collins said Republicans also need to be cautious about slashing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food benefits to low-income families, another budget-cutting target identified by fiscal conservatives.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
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Quantum internet is designed to be resistant to these threats, making data breaches nearly impossible.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Most of us want to achieve seemingly impossible things with our natural strengths, gifts and talents.—
Johan Martinez-Khalilian,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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And so to have someone like Carol Burnett on the show was an unbelievable bucket list dream.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Having the questions drafted by non-lawyers using artificial intelligence is just unbelievable.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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But while the Gemstones themselves have embraced Kelvin and his coming out, the rest of the world — particularly rival preacher Vance Simkins (Stephen Dorff), Kelvin’s competition for the ridiculous title of Top Christ-Following Man — is more critical.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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Hairston blazed a ridiculous 4.28-second 40-yard dash at the NFL combine and has legit outside-corner athleticism.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Incredulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredulous. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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