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
Hair color specialist and salon owner Sue Tyrrell created this incredible feat, which melts from naturally dark brown to fiery copper strands.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
This variation on the Martini, named for a stage production that came out in 1941, highlights the incredible versatility of gin.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
Discover Blue Mesa and other incredible views of the Painted Desert.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
Lviv is just an incredible city.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
This variation on the Martini, named for a stage production that came out in 1941, highlights the incredible versatility of gin.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
Discover Blue Mesa and other incredible views of the Painted Desert.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
Lviv is just an incredible city.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredible
Adjective
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The judge, Cedric Simpson, was incredulous.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Travelers at the airport Monday who heard about the vote were incredulous.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After such a short time to have our own stadium is unbelievable.—
Michelle Kaufman
April 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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This is an unbelievable technical accomplishment.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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An evolving cross-cultural icon For Nakamachi, seeing how fortune cookies evolved into an unlikely cultural icon in a foreign land is inspiring.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The magazine’s second editor was nonetheless a Gernsback ally, the unlikely electrical engineer and former editor of Scientific American Thomas O’Connor Sloane.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Jalen Brunson knows any variation of offensive plays featuring both him and All-Star teammate Karl-Anthony Towns can be difficult, nearly impossible for opposing defenses to guard.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Thank you to the public servants wrestling with impossible decisions.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That may backfire on California Republicans, who were potentially looking at the previously unimaginable scenario of an all-GOP general election in the country’s biggest blue state.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
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If dinosaurs were strong and intelligent — if humans didn’t really deserve to inherit the Earth from them — then their death in a cosmic freak accident represents unimaginable loss.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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For most of baseball’s history, formal affiliation with any form of gambling was inconceivable.—
Michael Delayo,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps displacement resides in these inconceivable connections, in these scandalous imprecisions.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The consensus among everyone, from seniors to juniors, is that HSBC is a fantastic franchise with massive potential.—
Clay Chandler,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Talk about a split personality; the first part of today will be fantastic with plenty of sunshine and temperatures quickly soaring to the mid-70s.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Because these interviews are edited and condensed, the parts of it that get cut out will retroactively make those parts of this present moment sort of ridiculous.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Recently, despite their consistent and ridiculous denials, it was found that Iran had built numerous missiles capable of reaching all over Europe.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Incredible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredible. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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