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- Dictionaryincredible/ɪnˈkrɛdɪbl/
adjective
- 1. impossible to believe: "an almost incredible tale of triumph and tragedy" Similar Opposite
- 2. difficult to believe; extraordinary: "the noise from the crowd was incredible" Similar Opposite
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impossible or very difficult to believe: She showed incredible courage and determination in coming back from her injuries to compete again at the international level. Incredible is also used to emphasize that something is unusually good or bad: It was an incredible bargain.
1. : too extraordinary and improbable to be believed. making incredible claims. 2. : amazing, extraordinary. incredible skill. an incredible appetite. met an incredible woman. incredibility. (ˌ)in-ˌkre-də-ˈbi-lə-tē. noun. incredibleness. (ˌ)in-ˈkre-də-bəl-nəs. noun. Synonyms. fantastical. implausible. inconceivable. incredulous. unbelievable.
adjective. /ɪnˈkredəbl/. /ɪnˈkredəbl/. impossible or very difficult to believe synonym unbelievable. an incredible story. it is incredible that…. It seemed incredible that she had been there a week already. it is incredible to somebody that…. It's just incredible to me that only one person was hurt.
If you describe someone or something as incredible, you like them very much or are impressed by them, because they are extremely or unusually good. The wildflowers will be incredible after this rain. American English : incredible / ɪnˈkrɛdɪbəl /
Incredible describes something you can’t believe because it’s so right, like an incredible double rainbow. Incredulous describes how you feel when you can’t believe something because it’s so wrong, like when someone tells you leprechauns left two pots of gold.
impossible, or very difficult, to believe: an incredible story. The latest missiles can be fired with incredible accuracy. It seems incredible that no one foresaw the crisis. Fewer examples. The conceit of that man is incredible! She appears to actually like the man, which I find incredible. "That's incredible!"
1. Not credible: that cannot be believed; beyond belief. 2. † Unbelieving. Obsolete. rare. Noun. An incredible thing. (Chiefly plural.) Earlier version. incredible, a. (n.) in OED Second Edition (1989) In other dictionaries. incrē̆dī̆ble, adj. in Middle English Dictionary. adjective. 1.a. 1412–. Not credible: that cannot be believed; beyond belief.
If you describe something or someone as incredible, you like them very much or are impressed by them, because they are extremely or unusually good. [ approval ] The wildflowers will be incredible after this rain.
very good, exciting, or large: We had an incredible time that summer. an incredible noise. Fewer examples. The size of some of those trees is incredible. The atmosphere was incredible. He has won an incredible 50 awards. To win again would be an incredible achievement. She has an incredible amount of energy. incredible adjective (STRANGE) B2.
1. If you describe something or someone as incredible, you like them very much or are impressed by them, because they are extremely or unusually good. [approval] [...] 2. If you say that something is incredible, you mean that it is very unusual or surprising, and you cannot believe it is really true, although it may be. [...] 3.
