unbelievable

[uhn-bi-lee-vuh-buhl]

adjective

1. too dubious or improbable to be believed.

   an unbelievable excuse.

2. so remarkable as to strain credulity; extraordinary.

   the unbelievable fury of the storm; an unbelievable athlete.

unbelievable

/ ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbəl /

adjective

1. unable to be believed; incredible or astonishing

Other Word Forms

• unbelievably adverb
• unbelievability noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbelievable¹

First recorded in 1540–50; un- ¹ + believe ( def. ) + -able ( def. )

Example Sentences

"It is one of the most unbelievable stories of our time - power, privilege, predation."

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It’s casual and not fancy but delicious; the quality of food is unbelievable.

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But Crow likens this period to the Civil War, when the government supported the creation of land-grant universities: “an unbelievable opportunity,” he says, despite “bloodbaths going on all of the time.”

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“All the crazy people who worked on this in an unbelievable short amount of time. That attracted me.”

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"For everyone, the players, the staff, the coaches, it was a special game, and also for the fans to be back here in this stadium is unbelievable," Flick told reporters.

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