unbelievably

adv 3

Collocations

ADJ.

adorable, beautiful, bloody, blue, cheap, dishonest, fierce, great

VERB + UNBELIEVABLY

buying, face, found, gestured, promise

UNBELIEVABLY + NOUN

authors, everyone, na, ve

PREP.

with

ADV.

almost, always, perhaps

Definitions

adv

In a manner that one does not or cannot believe.

He gestured unbelievably. Everyone knew he was faking his illness.

Almost unbelievably, some authors have formed the erroneous conception that ‘Hobson-Jobson’ is actually the double-barrelled surname of the dictionary’s editor.

To an extent not to be believed.

His face turned unbelievably blue. We realized he was actually choking.

Contrary to expectations, amazingly.

Unbelievably, Rudy saved the man's life but got sued for breaking two of his ribs.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — not easy to believe

incredibly
improbably
implausibly

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He gestured unbelievably. Everyone knew he was faking his illness.

Wiktionary

Almost unbelievably, some authors have formed the erroneous conception that ‘Hobson-Jobson’ is actually the double-barrelled surname of the dictionary’s editor.

Wiktionary

His face turned unbelievably blue. We realized he was actually choking.

Wiktionary

It was unbelievably quiet there; perhaps that's why he liked the place so much.

Tatoeba · #50898

She is unbelievably naïve.

Tatoeba · #309986

The queue for buying tickets was unbelievably long.

Tatoeba · #775614

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