incredulity
Refusal to accept
Incredulity is the state of being unable or unwilling to believe something.
It emphasizes the disbelief itself rather than what caused it: She stared at him with incredulity.
The word often appears in reactions to shocking or implausible claims: His story was met with incredulity.
Related to incredulous, which describes the person experiencing disbelief.
Seeking answers through inquiry
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- warinessCautious distrust
reservation · uncertainty · hesitation · dubiousness · qualms · mistrust · unconvinced · dubiety
Intense sudden wonder
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- bewildermentState of being baffled
- stupefactionMental numbness from shock
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
thunderstruck · flabbergasted · dumbfounded · aghast · stunned · speechless · jaw-dropping · bafflement
Seeking answers through inquiry
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
- rationalistOne guided by reason
- probingThoroughly investigating something
debunking · fact-checking · empirical · investigative · challenge · cross-examination · verification · interrogation
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
- distrustAbsence of confidence
wariness · reservation · uncertainty · hesitation · dubiousness · qualms · mistrust · unconvinced · dubiety · second-guessing
astonishment
Intense sudden wonder
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- bewildermentState of being baffled
- stupefactionMental numbness from shock
gobsmacked · thunderstruck · flabbergasted · dumbfounded · aghast · stunned · speechless · jaw-dropping · bafflement · confounded
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
- rationalistOne guided by reason
probing · debunking · fact-checking · empirical · investigative · challenge · cross-examination · verification · interrogation · vetting
scoffing
Mocking with contempt
contempt · disdain · eye-roll · scorn · sneering · disparagement · ridicule · brushoff · rebuff · disregard
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- disbeliefdisbelief, no way, unbelievable, yeah right, doubt
- distrustmistrust, suspicion, doubt, wariness, skepticism
- skepticismdoubt, skeptic, doubts, debunker, doubtful
- mindsetsgrowth mindset, fixed mindset, mindset, abundance mindset, scarcity mindset
- warinesscaution, wariness, guardedness, vigilance, watchfulness
incredulitycredulity
Uncritical acceptance of claims
belief · credulousness · credence · faith · trust
credit, incredible, creed, credibility, discredit, credo, incredulous, accredit, credulous