incredulous
Meaning of incredulous
- (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.
an incredulous gasp
16th century: from Latin incredulus (from in- ‘not’ + credulus ‘believing, trusting’, from credere ‘believe’) + -ous.
Information about incredulous
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of incredulous
in-cred-u-lous
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- incredulous is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
incredulous synonyms
Meaning feeling or expressing disbelief:
Meaning not believing someone or something; incredulous:
Meaning feeling uncertain about something:
Meaning hesitating or doubting:
Meaning not certain that something is true or can be relied on or trusted:
Meaning feeling or showing distrust of someone or something:
Meaning doubt the honesty or reliability of; regard with suspicion:
Meaning lacking in trust; suspicious:
Meaning be suspicious of; have no confidence in:
Meaning having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something:
Meaning showing an interest in learning new things:
Meaning doubtful as to whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile:
Meaning not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations:
Meaning feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems:
Meaning cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something:
incredulous antonyms
Meaning having or showing too great a readiness to believe things:
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