incredulity(Informal)[noun]Synonyms: disbelief, distrust, doubt, scepticism
Antonyms: credulity, credulousness
Contrasted words: gullibility, naiveté
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧cre‧du‧li‧ty /ˌɪnkrəˈdjuːləti, ˌɪnkrɪˈdjuːləti $ -ˈduː-/
noun [uncountable] [
Word Family: adverb:
incredibly,
credibly,
incredulously;
adjective:
incredible,
credible,
incredulous;
noun:
credibility,
incredulity]
a feeling that you cannot believe something
Synonym : disbelief:
When she told her family she was gay, they reacted with a mixture of shock and incredulity. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲