as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
a completely unbelievable story about why there was lipstick on his collar
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Recent Examples of unbelievable
None of that matters, however, if Anunoby doesn’t make two absolutely incredible plays in the final 10 seconds, first by blocking a Fox breakaway layup attempt, and then by reaching into the rafters for an unbelievable, instantly iconic tip-in to provide the winning points.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 June 2026
The things people endure and make happen and create under the most brutal and extreme circumstances can seem unbelievable.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
There's been a hat trick by a player in one period, three goals scored by a team in 39 seconds and unbelievable comebacks.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
And there's an unbelievable opening scene with Buzz Lightyear.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 June 2026
The things people endure and make happen and create under the most brutal and extreme circumstances can seem unbelievable.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
There's been a hat trick by a player in one period, three goals scored by a team in 39 seconds and unbelievable comebacks.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
And there's an unbelievable opening scene with Buzz Lightyear.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unbelievable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbelievable
Adjective
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In an incredible twist of fate, a then-20-year-old Messi was actually photographed holding Yamal as a baby back in 2007.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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In baseball, the incredible comeback of the Mets to beat the Boston Red Sox in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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In a video a student posted to TikTok, Swicegood looks at the gift bag, incredulous, then wipes his eyes and takes a seat to steady himself.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Dec. 2025
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The tone from the rest of the public, for some reason, bordered on incredulous.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
5 Dec. 2025
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The Chargers’ end-of-season performance will have a lot to do with whether the Chiefs will pull off the borderline impossible.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
11 Dec. 2025
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Yet dystopian fears are impossible to shrug off, especially since the technology stands to concentrate even more wealth and power into even fewer hands.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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But as the trial approached, both plaintiff and defendant sources indicated that a mid-trial settlement was unlikely.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Dec. 2025
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The race to the bottom has been so ferocious this year that Beijing stepped in to rein in manufacturers, though economists believe deflationary pressures are unlikely to ease soon.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Unbelievable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbelievable. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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