incredibly

adverb

in·​cred·​i·​bly (ˌ)in-ˈkre-də-blē 

1

: in an incredible manner

2

: extremely

incredibly difficult

Synonyms

• achingly
• almighty
• archly
• awful
• awfully
• badly
• beastly
• blisteringly
• bone
• colossally
• corking
• cracking
• damn
• damned
• dang
• deadly
• desperately
• eminently
• enormously
• especially
• ever
• exceedingly
• exceeding
• extra
• extremely
• fabulously
• fantastically
• far
• fiercely
• filthy
• frightfully
• full
• greatly
• heavily
• highly
• hugely
• immensely
• intensely
• jolly
• majorly
• mightily
• mighty
• monstrous [chiefly dialect]
• mortally
• most
• much
• particularly
• passing
• rattling
• real
• really
• right
• roaring
• roaringly
• seriously
• severely
• so
• sore
• sorely
• spanking
• specially
• stinking
• such
• super
• supremely
• surpassingly
• terribly
• that
• thumping
• too
• unco
• uncommonly
• vastly
• very
• vitally
• way
• whacking
• wicked
• wildly

Examples of incredibly in a Sentence

the entrance exam to the elite prep school was incredibly difficult

Recent Examples on the Web

Expect decades-old designer pieces that are incredibly well-priced and covetable. —Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024

At just $33, these backless shoes are a steal for the season, featuring incredibly soft PU footbeds, breathable lining, and a closed-toe design. —Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2024

This incredibly rich formula boasts shea butter, coconut oil, mango seed butter, avocado oil, and grape seed oil, to name a few, to seal in moisture and minimize the appearance of stretch marks. —Nikhita Mahtani, Allure, 22 Apr. 2024

Those legal cases have been incredibly costly, draining money Trump otherwise could use to challenge President Joe Biden. —Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024

Obviously, beating a team like Boston is an incredibly uphill battle. —Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2024

Having essentially told the government to go to hell, Gunn and the tribal elders finally made their way to the fight venue, a makeshift arena in a baking-hot parking lot—where, incredibly, over five thousand people had gathered to watch the event. —Stayton Bonner, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024

For one thing, it’s made of a four-way stretch material that’s incredibly lightweight and super soft. —Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024

Roads are this incredibly disruptive force all over the planet that are truly changing wild animals’ lives and our own lives in almost unfathomable, unaccountable ways. —Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1