incredible

[ in-kred-uh-buhl ]

/ ɪnˈkrɛd ə bəl /

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adjective

so extraordinary as to seem impossible: incredible speed.

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

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2 far-fetched, astonishing, preposterous.

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Origin of incredible

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

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, nounin·cred·i·bly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH incredible

incredible , incredulous

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How to use incredible in a sentence

You need an incredible amount of computational power today to create advanced AI systems and break state of the art.
Podcast: Can you teach a machine common sense?|Anthony Green|November 11, 2020|MIT Technology Review
“That was one of the most incredible memories I think that I’ve ever had,” Woods said Tuesday.
At the Masters, Tiger Woods walks in two worlds: Yarn-spinning legend and defending champ|Barry Svrluga|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
Technology and advancements for the home cookOne can only imagine the incredible burden put on the people responsible for preparing the Thanksgiving meal — servants or housewives — before the arrival of modern conveniences.
143 years of Thanksgiving coverage in The Post|Becky Krystal|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
People still have that slight uncanny valley effect, but the graphics are incredible.
Video games feel different on the PlayStation 5 and that’s a good thing|Stan Horaczek|November 9, 2020|Popular-Science

After years of being a single parent, I've met an incredible partner.
Miss Manners: Comparison remains the thief of joy|Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
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.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 6|Samuel Johnson
Their silence on this point, and the utter incredibility of the story make it apparent that the writer is merely recording myths.
Handbook of Freethought|Various

British Dictionary definitions for incredible

incredible

/ (ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl) /

adjective

beyond belief or understanding; unbelievable

informal marvellous; amazing

Derived forms of incredible

incredibility or incredibleness, nounincredibly, adverb

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