incredible

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/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbəl/

adj 3

Collocations

(adj.) impossible to believe

VERBS

be, seem, sound

find sth

She finds it incredible that her grandmother still works full-time at seventy-five.

ADV

really, truly | absolutely, quite | just, simply | almost

PREP

It is incredible to watch how quickly children learn new languages.

(adj.) extremely good/extremely large

VERBS

be, look, smell, taste | find sth

ADV

really, truly | absolutely, quite | just, simply

pretty

That new restaurant downtown is pretty incredible, so we should definitely try it this weekend.

Definitions

adj

Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief.

The extinction of a species once so numerous seemed incredible.

I get lost in what is credible and not credible. This whole thing gets so incredible when you consider wiping out whole nations, it is difficult to establish credibility.

Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.

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

Marvellous; profoundly affecting; wonderful; excellent.

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — beyond belief or understanding

unbelievable

Antonyms

credible
believable

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The extinction of a species once so numerous seemed incredible.

Wiktionary

I get lost in what is credible and not credible. This whole thing gets so incredible when you consider wiping out whole nations, it is difficult to establish credibility.

Wiktionary

The other may be that they sincerely believed it to be true, demonstrating an almost incredible lack of communication between themselves and their working engineers.

Wiktionary

At this hour, there is incredible traffic.

Tatoeba · #2227

What an incredible amount of work he has done!

Tatoeba · #24896

The Beatles set the world on fire with their incredible music.

Tatoeba · #34860

Usage Notes

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