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Incredulity synonyms

ĭn'krĭ-do͝o'lĭ-tē, -dyo͝o'-
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amazement
A state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment.
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  1. A state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment.
  2. An amazed condition; great wonder; astonishment
  3. (Obsolete) Bewilderment; perplexity.
disbelief
Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.
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  1. Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.
  2. Astonishment
  3. Refusal to believe; absence of belief
skepticism
Doubt or disbelief of religious tenets.
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  1. Doubt or disbelief of religious tenets.
  2. The doctrine that absolute knowledge is impossible, either in a particular domain or in general.
  3. (US) The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible
unbelief
A withholding or lack of belief, esp. in religion or in certain religious doctrines
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  1. A withholding or lack of belief, esp. in religion or in certain religious doctrines
  2. Lack of belief or faith, especially in religious matters.
disbelief
Astonishment
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  1. Astonishment
  2. Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.
  3. Refusal to believe; absence of belief
discredit
Something that brings disgrace or distrust:
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  1. Something that brings disgrace or distrust:
  2. Something that causes disgrace or loss of status
  3. Lack or loss of trust or belief; doubt:
incredulousness
(Rare) Incredulity; the state of being skeptical or in disbelief.
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  1. (Rare) Incredulity; the state of being skeptical or in disbelief.
unbelief
A withholding or lack of belief, esp. in religion or in certain religious doctrines
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  1. A withholding or lack of belief, esp. in religion or in certain religious doctrines
  2. Lack of belief or faith, especially in religious matters.
Find another word for incredulity. In this page you can discover 15 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for incredulity, like: amazement, disbelief, skepticism, unbelief, doubt, wonder, unbelief, disbelief, discredit, incredulousness and unbelief.

Sentence Examples

  • His expression changed to incredulity when he saw the confusion on Justin's face.

  • But the explanation is really so very simple that it is rather the incredulity of these writers that is astonishing.

  • At first complete incredulity prevailed as to the Athenian expedition (Thuc. vi.

  • A look of incredulity crossed her features, and he doubted any army-type had ever threatened one of the elite class member forces.

  • The same may be said of the lineal descendant of savage medicine - the magical leech-craft of European folk-lore; cures for toothache, warts, &c., act in spite of the disbelief of the sufferer; how far incredulity on the part of the healer would result in failure is an open question.

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