incredible

adjective in·cred·i·ble \ (ˌ)in-ˈkre-də-bəl \

|Updated on: 19 Jun 2018

Examples: incredible in a Sentence

1 : too extraordinary and improbable to be believed

making incredible claims

2 : amazing, extraordinary

incredible skill

an incredible appetite

met an incredible woman

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incredibility

play \(ˌ)in-ˌkre-də-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

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incredibleness

play \(ˌ)in-ˈkre-də-bəl-nəs\ noun

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Examples of incredible in a Sentence

The movie tells an incredible story of survival.
I find his explanation pretty incredible.
Incredible as it may seem, she's had no formal training as an artist.
It's incredible to me that such a lazy person could be so successful.
a landscape of incredible beauty
The new job is an incredible opportunity.
We have put an incredible amount of work into this project.

Recent Examples of incredible from the Web

Owner Zak Bagans, a paranormal investigator and host of the Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures, created a spine-tingling sensory experience that showcases his incredible trove of macabre treasures.

— kim windyka, Daily Intelligencer, "The 9 Best Offbeat Museums to Visit in Las Vegas," 16 June 2018
The material forms a rotating disk around the black hole, and incredible jets of particles are blasted outward.

— david grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Witness Aftermath of a Black Hole Destroying a Star," 15 June 2018
Fekir was seen as the direct replacement for Coutinho, having notched incredible numbers throughout last season in Ligue 1 - 23 goals and eight assists.

— SI.com, "New Nabil Fekir Transfer Revelation Emerges - With Former Liverpool Star Philippe Coutinho Involved," 15 June 2018
With this invasion of AI assistants comes incredible command over technology: Don’t set a timer or check the weather; ask. Don’t flip through a binder of CDs for the right song; shout.

— matthew kitchen, WSJ, "The Death of the TV Remote—and What’s Coming Next," 15 June 2018
Johnson his tournament lead into the clubhouse Friday with an incredible score of 4-under par, and at the time Ian Poulter was the only other golfer in the field in red numbers.

— nick schwartz, For The Win, "The U.S. Open is Dustin Johnson's tournament to lose," 15 June 2018
Voss put up incredible numbers for Marist, batting .644 with 55 runs, 16 doubles, 19 home runs and 70 RBIs.

— tony baranek, Daily Southtown, "Lethal Lexi: Michigan recruit Lexi Voss of Marist is the 2018 Daily Southtown Softball Player of the Year," 15 June 2018
In an attempt to understand Pike’s point of view, The Root took Pike’s advice and used our incredible investigative skills to examine this claim.

— michael harriot, The Root, "School Board Member Blames Her Racist Facebook Posts on Michelle Obama, NFL Protesters," 14 June 2018
Other incredible details abound, like planar sections forming walkways and steps, a gorgeous indoor swimming pool, step-down kitchen and dining, and numerous outdoor spaces including balconies, decks, and terraces.

— lauren ro, Curbed, "Sexy Brutalist villa wants $10M in Switzerland," 14 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of incredible

Middle English, from Latin incredibilis, from in- + credibilis credible

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First Known Use: 15th century

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incredible Synonyms

Phrases

full of it;

INCREDIBLE Defined for English Language Learners

incredible

adjective

: difficult or impossible to believe
: extremely good, great, or large

INCREDIBLE Defined for Kids

incredible

adjective in·cred·i·ble \ in-ˈkre-də-bəl \

1 : too strange or unlikely to be believed

It was an incredible story.

2 : extremely or amazingly good, great, or large

incredible strength

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incredibly

\-blē\ adverb

Word Root of incredible

The Latin word credere, meaning “to believe,” gives us the root cred. Words from the Latin credere have something to do with believing someone or something. Something credible is easy to believe, while something incredible is so out of the ordinary that it is difficult to believe. Giving credit to something someone says is believing that it is true.