Meaning & use
incredulous
Unwilling or unable to believe something; showing that one doubts what is being said.
See it in a sentence
She gave an incredulous stare when he claimed to have run a marathon overnight.
The audience fell silent, incredulous at the outrageous claim the speaker had just made.
A note on using this word
Incredulous describes a person's disbelief, while 'incredible' describes the thing that is hard to believe; the two words are easily confused.
Words with a similar meaning
skepticaldoubtful
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