incredulous
/ɪnˈkredjələs/adjective
उच्चारण इन्क्रेड्यलस
अविश्वासी, संदेहपूर्ण
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adjective
- 1
not willing or not able to believe something; showing an inability to believe something
अविश्वासी, संदेहपूर्ण
- She gave him an incredulous look.
- Radhika was incredulous when she heard that she had topped the district.
- The crowd was incredulous when the unknown player won the final.
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- He gave an incredulous laugh at the price of the ticket.
- They stared at the result in incredulous silence.
Synonyms disbelieving sceptical doubtful dubious unconvinced
◇Word family
incredulity noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart incredulous (not believing) and incredible (unbelievable).
Incredulous (विश्वास न करने वाला) और incredible (अविश्वसनीय) को अलग रखिए।
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One-word substitution
A person who believes things too easily is credulous or gullible; one who doubts claims is a sceptic; one who believes nothing a cynic.
बहुत जल्दी विश्वास करने वाला credulous या gullible; दावों पर संदेह करने वाला sceptic; किसी पर विश्वास न करने वाला cynic।