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
An Australian Open title in 1970 followed, before his incredible feat at Wimbledon five years later.
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Matias Grez, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
The pair have an incredible record, with their teams featuring in every final of the past four major tournaments (Euro 2017, 2019 World Cup, Euro 2022 and 2023 World Cup).
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 July 2025
That's the incredible reward when everything goes as planned.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 4 July 2025
In the fewer than five years since then, the tracks have collectively moved an incredible five million additional equivalent units.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Matias Grez, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
The pair have an incredible record, with their teams featuring in every final of the past four major tournaments (Euro 2017, 2019 World Cup, Euro 2022 and 2023 World Cup).
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 July 2025
That's the incredible reward when everything goes as planned.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 4 July 2025
In the fewer than five years since then, the tracks have collectively moved an incredible five million additional equivalent units.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredible
Adjective
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Since being posted, the video has been viewed more than 8 million times and liked by over 160,000 users, leaving viewers both entertained and incredulous.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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As detectives searched the house in the days after the fire, evidence of the incredulous story the young man told in the back of the ambulance began to emerge.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Truly, it’s been an unbelievable experience from the beginning to getting the call all the way to now.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 July 2025
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The serum had a luxurious feel, absorbed quickly, and has an unbelievable smell!—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game is much mythologized in NBA lore, but his extremely unlikely performance at the foul line that night isn’t recognized often.—
Chris Reed,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Defeat to the Netherlands would eliminate them (unless Wales were to beat France, leaving England praying for an unlikely 9-3-3-3 group and scraping through in second, which simply isn’t going to happen).—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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Nowadays, both men and women are serving faster than ever before, with players regularly reaching service speeds that were once thought to be nearly impossible.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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No sign yet of the Qualcomm fixes from last month which triggered a U.S. government update mandate for federal staff, with a deadline that was impossible to hit.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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With a record number of global conflicts, the world faces unimaginable challenges that require comprehensive and joint efforts to address them.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Millions of years ago – where the perpetual ice of Antarctica and the dry dust of the Atacama Desert today stretch – lush forests flourished, full of araucaria trees, giant ferns, and vegetation that would seem unimaginable today.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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These are monumental achievements, inconceivable in the past, that will allow the state to navigate the swings and roundabouts a deluded Congress imposes on us.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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With the new high-rise apartments on offer, investors—so far, mainly locals and Albanians living overseas—are paying prices that would have been inconceivable just five years ago.—
Zoë Dare Hall,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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But her physical discomfort, brain fog, and financial stress had made the idea of writing a novel seem ridiculous.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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That's already a ridiculous amount of kitchen, but Lifestyle doesn't actually stop there.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Awful critic and audience scores, yet still debuting and staying as the #1 movie on the service, above the fantastic KPop Demon Hunters.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Yellowjackets does a fantastic job of keeping audiences guessing.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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“Incredible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredible. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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