INCREDULOUS


Meaning of INCREDULOUS in English

adj. Function: adjective

unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true FF1C; his explanation met an incredulous response from his listeners FF1E;

Synonyms: aporetic, disbelieving, questioning, quizzical, show-me, skeptical, unbelieving

Related Words: hesitant, suspicious, uncertain, wary; distrustful, distrusting, mistrustful; doubting, dubious, unconvinced, unsatisfied

Contrasted Words: trustful, trusting; unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary; gullible, naive

Antonyms: credulous

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.