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incredible

  • adjective
  • ĭngkrĕ'dəbəl

Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief.

Other meanings

  1. Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.

    “He was so wrapped up in watching the incredible special effects that he couldn't keep track of the story.”

  2. Marvellous; profoundly affecting; wonderful; excellent.

    “I had such an incredible slice of pizza last night that I simply can't think about anything else.”

Related words

  • incredibility
  • incredibleness

Example sentences

  • “She had an incredible singing voice.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
  • “That cider is incredible.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "incrēdibilis" (that cannot be believed).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “incredible” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.