INCREDIBLE Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

incredible

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈkre-də-bəl

Definition of incredible

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 There are many incredible talents on the continent, which inspired me to start Manju Journal. — Emi Eleode, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026 Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 Deal Leave it to Lenovo to class up the Chromebook in a whole new way, giving it a stunning OLED display, a luxe-feeling all-metal chassis made out of durable aluminum polycarbonate, and incredible AI performance. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026 This is all to say that Lane lovingly, warmly, and thoughtfully tracks Flaco’s incredible year of freedom with her latest doc. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 July 2026 That's an incredible minimization of what Cunningham actually faced. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for incredible

Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredible

Adjective

When provided with the county’s explanation, Johnson was incredulous.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
On several occasions throughout the game, Lakers players were incredulous after calls – or non-calls – from the crew.

— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 May 2026

Definition of incredulous

Adjective

That could change today after what has been an unbelievable two months for Eala on the court.

— Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 2 Aug. 2026
New York is a criminal’s playground, and the loss of our youngest people killed by constant violence is truly unbelievable and unacceptable!

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of unbelievable

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Pulley’s latest balances macro stakes with delightful burgeoning romances and connections between unlikely allies thrown together against the unbelievable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Kavanaugh may seem an unlikely ally in the fight for greater equality.

— Charles Grantham, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of unlikely

Adjective

After crashing, the plane caught fire, making any rescue impossible, according to Peruvian broadcaster RPP.

— Joe Kottke, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
Manufacturing meth on-island is pretty much impossible — there aren’t many places to hide a meth lab — so most meth that reaches Hawaii comes from the mainland, as is the case with most products consumed on the islands.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of impossible

Adjective

Anchored by a surprisingly poignant motion-capture performance from Josh Brolin, the film, for the most part, pulls off the tricky balance of delivering sensational sequences and a catharsis that grounds the unimaginable stakes.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
The unimaginable stress put on their longtime friendship by the adrenaline-pumping fight-or-flight situation effectively becomes the emotional crux of the movie.

— Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of unimaginable

Adjective

This analogy is strangely anticlimactic and almost consoling, but a pedestrian ending comes with the territory in a scrupulously realistic book about the inconceivable.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
The major innovation of pocket books became the big selling point of Casa Editorial Maucci, which saw its products sell at an inconceivable rate, spreading like wildfire.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of inconceivable

Adjective

That was, frankly, ridiculous, and our coverage said as much, arguing that this deep dive into one of Hollywood’s most notorious genre disasters deserved a much wider release.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
Its predecessor, No Way Home, mixed up good and bad guys from three different iterations of the Spider-Man franchise for a ridiculous phantasmagoria of clanging action figures.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

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