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
This guy's been talked about for years…That is unbelievable.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
The Broadway soundtrack album was on the Billboard charts for an unbelievable 480 weeks, including nearly four months in the number one position.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
Set intentions for unbelievable growth, and embrace that this potential already exists within you.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2025
Written and directed by Michael Gallagher, The Leader tells the unbelievable true story of UFO cult leaders Marshall Herff Applewhite (Nelson) and Bonnie Lu Nettles (Farmiga), who inspired hundreds of people to abandon their families, drop out of society, and prepare to evacuate planet Earth.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 July 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
The Broadway soundtrack album was on the Billboard charts for an unbelievable 480 weeks, including nearly four months in the number one position.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
Set intentions for unbelievable growth, and embrace that this potential already exists within you.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2025
Written and directed by Michael Gallagher, The Leader tells the unbelievable true story of UFO cult leaders Marshall Herff Applewhite (Nelson) and Bonnie Lu Nettles (Farmiga), who inspired hundreds of people to abandon their families, drop out of society, and prepare to evacuate planet Earth.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbelievable
Adjective
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The Encore® family of azaleas stands apart from all others with their incredible reblooming ability, sun tolerance, and cold hardiness.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Hubble Telescope and its Wide Field Camera 3 got an incredible view of the comet named 3I/ATLAS, which came from beyond our solar system, on July 21 when the object was 277 million miles (445 million kilometers) from Earth.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rodríguez looked incredulous at the thought that this was the evidence against him.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
29 July 2025
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When one reporter asked a multi-part question about Epstein and the memo, Bondi began to answer, before an incredulous Trump asked to interrupt the attorney general to offer his own reply.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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That suggests 2014 may have been a tipping point beyond which returning to normal wet-dry cycles may be impossible on human timescales.—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Humanity Protocol, valued at over a billion dollars, uses palm scans to confirm identity so impersonation becomes almost impossible.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Any appeal by Patterson was unlikely to succeed, though it could not be ruled out, Beale said on Friday.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
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And while a gas giant planet seems an unlikely home for life, moons offer the possibility of solid ground, or even oceans.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Unbelievable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbelievable. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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