incredibly
adverb
in·cred·i·bly
(ˌ)in-ˈkre-də-blē 
1
: in an incredible manner
2
: extremely
incredibly difficult
Synonyms
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- immensely
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- much
- particularly
- passing
- rattling
- real
- really
- right
- roaring
- roaringly
- seriously
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- super
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wicked
- wildly
Examples of incredibly in a Sentence
the entrance exam to the elite prep school was incredibly difficult
Recent Examples on the Web
This has been incredibly re-traumatizing for me and unfair to all involved.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 25 Nov. 2023
The benefits of this can be seen in the incredibly fast 58-mm f/0.95 lens (manual focus) and the surprisingly small 50-mm f/1.2.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023
Right now, there are some very good deals on best-selling brand names, including an incredibly cuddly Barefoot Dreams cardigan.
—Malia Griggs, SELF, 24 Nov. 2023
Sixteen dollars for an incredibly stylish and comfortable pair of shoes?!
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2023
The show was incredibly strict on the rules and fairness of the competition, but off set, all the finalists lived together in a mansion.
—Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
While the laughs always deliver, I’m invariably awestruck by something else: Amanda’s incredibly chic wardrobe, costume designed by Marlene Stewart.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
This self-cleaning oven is an incredibly efficient way to cook at home, thanks to the five cook zones and extra-large cooking surface.
—Laura Denby, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
An estimated 70 percent of online shopping carts are abandoned without a sale, which does suggest that potential purchasers are incredibly easy to derail.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2023
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 25 Nov. 2023
The benefits of this can be seen in the incredibly fast 58-mm f/0.95 lens (manual focus) and the surprisingly small 50-mm f/1.2.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023
Right now, there are some very good deals on best-selling brand names, including an incredibly cuddly Barefoot Dreams cardigan.
—Malia Griggs, SELF, 24 Nov. 2023
Sixteen dollars for an incredibly stylish and comfortable pair of shoes?!
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2023
The show was incredibly strict on the rules and fairness of the competition, but off set, all the finalists lived together in a mansion.
—Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
While the laughs always deliver, I’m invariably awestruck by something else: Amanda’s incredibly chic wardrobe, costume designed by Marlene Stewart.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
This self-cleaning oven is an incredibly efficient way to cook at home, thanks to the five cook zones and extra-large cooking surface.
—Laura Denby, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
An estimated 70 percent of online shopping carts are abandoned without a sale, which does suggest that potential purchasers are incredibly easy to derail.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Incredibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incredibly. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.
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