Fear
Fear noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.
Incredulity and fear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Incredulity" instead a noun "Fear".
Incredulity
Incredulity noun - Refusal to accept something as true.
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Synonyms for Incredulity
Fear and incredulity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fear" instead a noun "Incredulity".
Nearby Words: incredulous, incredulously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reverence and fear
- reverence and incredulity
- admiration and fear
- admiration and incredulity
- wonder and fear
- wonder and incredulity
- awe and fear
- awe and incredulity
- misgiving and fear
- misgiving and incredulity
- apprehension and fear
- apprehension and incredulity
- disquiet and fear
- disquiet and incredulity
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- This coolness arises partly from fear of the opponents, who have the laws on their side, and partly from the incredulity of men, who do not readily believe in new things until they have had a long experience of them.
Source: Literature / The Prince -
Napoleon Delusion: When Hacker finds out that he's to be Prime Minister, his first reaction is silent incredulity, then fear, then awe, until finally he squares his jaw, sticks his hand inside his jacket and stares off heroically into the middle distance, as this trope.
Source: Series / Yes, Minister
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