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: difficult or impossible to believe
The movie tells an incredible story of survival.
an incredible coincidence
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.
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: extremely good, great, or large
a person of incredible [=extraordinary] skill/talent/intelligence
a landscape of incredible beauty
The new job is an incredible opportunity.
We have put an incredible amount of work into this project.
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“Incredible.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/incredible. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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