incredible

[ in-kred-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. so extraordinary as to seem impossible: incredible speed.

  2. not credible; hard to believe; unbelievable: The plot of the book is incredible.

Origin of incredible

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word incrēdibilis.See in-3, credible

Other words for incredible

Other words from incredible

  • in·cred·i·bil·i·ty [in-kred-uh-bil-i-tee], /ɪnˌkrɛd əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, in·cred·i·ble·ness, noun
  • in·cred·i·bly, adverb

Words that may be confused with incredible

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How to use incredible in a sentence

  • So hopeless is the case of a mere crude, unadulterated fact against an irresistible a priori belief in its incredibility.

    Somehow Good | William de Morgan
  • Moreover this dull wall, almost instantly, persuades one of the incredibility of what one has seen.

    The Dark Forest | Hugh Walpole
  • Neopa looked at him with her fawn-like eyes large with incredibility and hope.

    The Snow-Burner | Henry Oyen
  • To charge any men with such madness approaches to an accusation defeated by its own incredibility.

  • Their silence on this point, and the utter incredibility of the story make it apparent that the writer is merely recording myths.

British Dictionary definitions for incredible

incredible

/ (ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl) /


adjective
  1. beyond belief or understanding; unbelievable

  2. informal marvellous; amazing

Derived forms of incredible

  • incredibility or incredibleness, noun
  • incredibly, adverb

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