as in incredulous
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
tried to explain her weeklong disappearance with an incredible tale of abduction by a total stranger
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Recent Examples of incredible
Born in Roma to create this incredible floral-vanilla blend that feels sophisticated and modern.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 22 Aug. 2025
Since then, science and industry have made incredible advances, leading to changes Malthus would have scarcely found credible.
—Roy Scranton, The Conversation, 22 Aug. 2025
The Encore® family of azaleas stands apart from all others with their incredible reblooming ability, sun tolerance, and cold hardiness.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
That’s incredible confidence and incredible generosity of spirit.
—EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 22 Aug. 2025
Since then, science and industry have made incredible advances, leading to changes Malthus would have scarcely found credible.
—Roy Scranton, The Conversation, 22 Aug. 2025
The Encore® family of azaleas stands apart from all others with their incredible reblooming ability, sun tolerance, and cold hardiness.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
That’s incredible confidence and incredible generosity of spirit.
—EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredible
Adjective
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Rodríguez looked incredulous at the thought that this was the evidence against him.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
29 July 2025
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When one reporter asked a multi-part question about Epstein and the memo, Bondi began to answer, before an incredulous Trump asked to interrupt the attorney general to offer his own reply.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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What’s unbelievable is how many of these opportunities came to be: through direct messages on Instagram.—
Noah Reardon,
Billboard,
18 Aug. 2025
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And other times like [a] fourth and one stop by the defense, unbelievable play on defense and unacceptable on offense.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Such retirees will not have to file for bankruptcy protection to shield their future practice income, and there is unlikely to be more than a single creditor so as to forestall an involuntary bankruptcy filing.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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On paper, both appear unlikely filmmaking propositions.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Humanity Protocol, valued at over a billion dollars, uses palm scans to confirm identity so impersonation becomes almost impossible.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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That suggests 2014 may have been a tipping point beyond which returning to normal wet-dry cycles may be impossible on human timescales.—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And families — like mine — are left to endure the unimaginable.—
Karen Cohn,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Palestinian people have endured unimaginable hardship over the past 22 months – killing, destruction, starvation – with many now placing the blame squarely on Hamas.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Given that the family has acknowledged trying for decades to plant the Trump flag in the Gulf, these mega-deals are inconceivable without Trump’s Presidency.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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That’s not an inconceivable outcome, even with this interest from Newcastle.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Modern women, embodied as a ridiculous but scary Martian, were challenging the status quo and pushing back against the patriarchy, the poor men who must defeat the alien threat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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Right now, Walmart has it for $998, that’s a ridiculous $2,000 off the usual $2,999 price point.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Cardinal travel to Hawaii, where the scenery will be fantastic and hopefully the game matches it.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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How Combat Works in Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Combat in the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake is pretty fantastic.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Incredible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredible. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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