incredulous

Meaning

1. Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe.
2. Expressing or indicative of incredulity.
3. (nonstandard) Difficult to believe; incredible.

Synonyms

unbelieving

distrustful

suspicious

dubious

skeptical

mistrustful

disbelieving

doubting

unsettled

half in doubt

half-convinced

skeptical skeptic

cynical

sceptical sceptic

doubtful

incredible

questioning

sceptical

skeptic

uncertain

unconvinced

Translations

incrédule

ungläubig

skeptisch

incrédulo

cético

δύσπιστος

scettico

sceptisch

sceptique

unglaubhaften

incredulus

ongelovig

escèptic

incredulo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈkɹɛdjʊləs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin incrēdulus (“unbelieving”).