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
While the crime plot is an obvious highlight, I was stunned by Tilly and Gershon’s incredible chemistry and the rejection of stereotypical noir tropes.
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Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
During its journey through the atmosphere over tens of miles, the asteroid collides with air molecules, and the incredible temperatures and pressure usually vaporize it.
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Adam Lark,
Scientific American,
28 June 2026
Our people—the United States is an incredible country.
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CBS News,
28 June 2026
Overall, the show is incredible and a must-see.
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Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for incredible
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
During its journey through the atmosphere over tens of miles, the asteroid collides with air molecules, and the incredible temperatures and pressure usually vaporize it.
—
Adam Lark,
Scientific American,
28 June 2026
Our people—the United States is an incredible country.
—
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Overall, the show is incredible and a must-see.
—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for incredible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredible
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On several occasions throughout the game, Lakers players were incredulous after calls – or non-calls – from the crew.
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On several occasions, Lakers players were incredulous after calls — or no-calls — from the crew.
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Druski also promised some unbelievable surprise performers during Culture’s Biggest Night.
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Micron’s nearly unbelievable trajectory in just a year is due overwhelmingly to data-center demand, the company said.
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Hezbollah is unlikely to agree to any plan that would include its disarmament throughout the country.
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Alito also wrote that the argument that Haiti’s TPS designation was terminated because of race, thus violating equal protection claims, was unlikely to succeed.
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Your energy, self-confidence and competitive spirit are impossible to ignore, making this a powerful time for personal reinvention.
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On Thursday, the University of Kentucky announced a new $1 million prize to anyone able to decipher a complete scroll, a feat the researchers once considered impossible, by June next year.
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If the collision occurs in Europe, a country like France will disappear completely from the map, and the entire continent will become an unimaginable disaster area.
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LightRocket via Getty Images N RAY Somewhere in the park, beyond this particular stretch of channel, was a three-legged male lion named Jacob who’d done something almost unimaginable two years earlier.
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The American players seem eager to embrace what might have seemed inconceivable for a big nation with a relatively shallow pedigree in international soccer.
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This level of dominance is inconceivable.
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Off a fantastic pass from Kylian Mbappé from the opposite side of the pitch, Ousmane Dembélé unleashed a quick flurry of dribble moves into the right side of the box before burying a goal.
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Well, a high-quality whimper with a fantastic final update, but no true expansion allowed to conclude the saga or the story.
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Americans may have become too intolerant of heat, but this is patently ridiculous.
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And the old person who rebels is ridiculous.
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“Incredible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredible. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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