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incredible
Meaning: so extraordinary that it is hard to believe
incredible in a sentence
How incredible is used in real sentences:
The gymnast's incredible flip earned a standing ovation from the entire stadium.
Even the veteran climbers called the ascent incredible, since no one had ever finished it in a single day.
“That result seemed incredible because no machine had ever carried such a lifelike sound electrically.”
— from the passage Voices Through a Wire
Synonyms for incredible
Other words for incredible — astonishing, implausible and unbelievable — carry the same meaning.
- astonishing
- implausible
- unbelievable
Antonyms of incredible
Words that mean the opposite of incredible:
Where it comes from
From Latin incredibilis 'not to be believed'
Word parts
- cred — belief
incredible: in- (not) + cred (believe) + -ible (able to be)
Memory hook
IN (not) + CRED (believe) — not able to be believed.
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