unbelievable

[uhn-bi-lee-vuh-buh l]

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adjective

too dubious or improbable to be believed: an unbelievable excuse.
so remarkable as to strain credulity; extraordinary: the unbelievable fury of the storm; an unbelievable athlete.

Origin of unbelievable

1540–50; un-¹ + believable

Related formsun·be·liev·a·bly, adverb

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Contemporary Examples

Manson seemed to breathe soundlessly, to walk with unbelievable silence over creaky floors.
Gay Talese on Charlie Manson’s Home on the Range
Gay Talese
October 31, 2014
And though the theology of Left Behind is strange and unbelievable, it also could, in the right hands, inspire a hell of a story.
‘Left Behind’ Review: Nicolas Cage’s Bible Movie Is God-Awful
Matthew Paul Turner
October 3, 2014
“That is an unbelievable amount of money—as in, I literally did not believe that,” Oliver said.
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Asawin Suebsaeng
September 29, 2014
What began as an apparent accident ended in unbelievable horror.
The Resilient City: New York After 9/11
John Avlon
September 11, 2014
“I personally think that his performance is unbelievable,” says Haze.
James Franco and Scott Haze on 'The Sound and the Fury' and Gawker 'Outing' Them As A 'Couple'
Marlow Stern
September 6, 2014

Historical Examples

What a strange night it had been for Hester—more like some unbelievable romance!
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald
Out of her presence what I had seen was unthinkable, unbelievable.
The Bacillus of Beauty
Harriet Stark
If Danny was right he had no words to fit the unbelievable truth.
The Hammer of Thor
Charles Willard Diffin
The idea that she should even think of marrying a play-actor was unbelievable.
The Portygee
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Outside the south windows he witnessed an unbelievable thing.
Lords of the Stratosphere
Arthur J. Burks

British Dictionary definitions for unbelievable

unbelievable

adjective

unable to be believed; incredible or astonishing

Derived Formsunbelievability or unbelievableness, noun

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Word Origin and History for unbelievable

adj.

1540s, from un- (1) "not" + believable. Related: Unbelievably.

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Examples from the Web for unbelievable

Contemporary Examples

Manson seemed to breathe soundlessly, to walk with unbelievable silence over creaky floors.

And though the theology of Left Behind is strange and unbelievable, it also could, in the right hands, inspire a hell of a story.

“That is an unbelievable amount of money—as in, I literally did not believe that,” Oliver said.

What began as an apparent accident ended in unbelievable horror.

“I personally think that his performance is unbelievable,” says Haze.

Historical Examples

What a strange night it had been for Hester—more like some unbelievable romance!

Out of her presence what I had seen was unthinkable, unbelievable.

If Danny was right he had no words to fit the unbelievable truth.

The idea that she should even think of marrying a play-actor was unbelievable.

Outside the south windows he witnessed an unbelievable thing.

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Word Origin and History for unbelievable

adj.

Origin of unbelievable