as in skepticism
refusal to accept something as true
their story explaining their absence was met with frank disbelief
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Recent Examples of disbelief
First time ever Hachimura walked away from his media scrum Wednesday after the Lakers practiced, laughing a little in disbelief.
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
To behold them was to confront a new technological sublime, to be forcibly suspended in a state of disbelief.
—Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Neely’s father stared ahead blankly, then looked around the courtroom, in disbelief.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Chargers linebacker Troy Dye squatted down low on the field in disbelief.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
To behold them was to confront a new technological sublime, to be forcibly suspended in a state of disbelief.
—Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Neely’s father stared ahead blankly, then looked around the courtroom, in disbelief.
—Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Chargers linebacker Troy Dye squatted down low on the field in disbelief.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbelief
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Jeff expresses profound skepticism, and warns them to prepare themselves for the worst.Joe Leydon, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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Therefore, simply promoting AI as the next big thing in the strategic plan might be met with skepticism.Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The path forward was cast into doubt by Trump's statement, with speculation growing that Johnson would scrap the original version of the bill and bring up a narrower funding extension that includes disaster relief.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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On Tuesday, Reuters reported that eight Republican senators had expressed doubts about Trump's nomination of Gabbard to lead the nation's intelligence community.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Americans respond to this sentiment with a mixture of incredulity and exasperation.Minxin Pei, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
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Through seven presidential administrations, his edgy rasp essayed the perfect pitch of national incredulity, always with subtle phrasing and precise shading.Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
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Andrea reported the suspicion to the police, and was interviewed, but never heard anything more.Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Heard was vilified online during the bitter trial between her and ex Johnny Depp, and there are some suspicions that Saudi bots could have played a role, according to CBC News.Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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This problem of unbelief has plagued reformers for decades.Ervand Abrahamian, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2016
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The historical abnormality of modern-day unbelief was a theme of Pope Benedict XVI’s in the years before, during, and after his pontificate.Katherine Howell, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
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“Disbelief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbelief. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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