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
No attempt will be made to parade his unbelievable statistics; this is more than that.
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Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Uh, was just like, uh, it, this is like a, a, an unbelievable and, and incalculable amount of.
—Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2025
And the notion of me showing up and asking them for money is still unbelievable to this day.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the plans to evacuate the makeshift camp in the event of a major storm are skimpy and frankly, unbelievable.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
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Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Uh, was just like, uh, it, this is like a, a, an unbelievable and, and incalculable amount of.
—Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2025
And the notion of me showing up and asking them for money is still unbelievable to this day.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the plans to evacuate the makeshift camp in the event of a major storm are skimpy and frankly, unbelievable.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unbelievable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbelievable
Adjective
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Both owners reported incredible business for their openings.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Secretariat won the Belmont by an incredible 31 lengths, and his record time of 2:24 still stands as the fastest of all time.—
Sarah Jean Maher,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The hedge is an acceptance that the world is impossible to know accurately.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Rather interestingly, instead of making off with the loot, the hackers sent the proceeds to addresses with no owners, effectively destroying the value and making recovery impossible, in order to emphasise the political, rather than financial, nature of the raid.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Such retirees will not have to file for bankruptcy protection to shield their future practice income, and there is unlikely to be more than a single creditor so as to forestall an involuntary bankruptcy filing.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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And yet, with the Fed having already signaled that a September rate cut may be on the table, even with the expectation of higher inflation, markets are unlikely to be too ruffled by that disclosure.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Unbelievable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbelievable. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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