incredible
Americanadjective
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so extraordinary as to seem impossible.
incredible speed.
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not credible; hard to believe; unbelievable.
The plot of the book is incredible.
- Synonyms:
- preposterous, astonishing, far-fetched
adjective
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beyond belief or understanding; unbelievable
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informal marvellous; amazing
Other Word Forms
- incredibility noun
- incredibleness noun
- incredibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of incredible
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word incrēdibilis. See in- 3, credible
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It is one of the incredible accounts of selflessness and courage that have emerged from one of Australia's darkest days.
From BBC
"With careful modeling and clever analysis approaches, the MicroBooNE team has squeezed an incredible amount of information out of this detector," Mastbaum said.
From Science Daily
There’s just like incredible movements that were happening and I found it really lonely and heartbreaking.
From Los Angeles Times
A man who still has the same Christmas lights that his mother bought in 1956 says it is "pretty incredible" that they still work.
From BBC
It sounds like Nancy passed on the opportunity to mine the interim manager for information, which is incredible given he's a man at a new club in a new league in a new continent.
From BBC
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