Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. So implausible as to elicit disbelief: gave an incredible explanation of the cause of the accident.
- adj. Astonishing: dressed with incredible speed.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not credible; that cannot be credited; surpassing the possibility of belief.
- Surpassing belief as to what is possible; hard to believe; unimaginable; inconceivable.
Wiktionary
- adj. Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.
- adj. Marvelous; profoundly affecting; wonderful.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. beyond belief or understanding
Etymologies
- From Latin incrēdibilis ("that cannot be believed"), from in- ("not") + crēdibilis ("worthy of belief"), from crēdō ("believe"). (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Latin incrēdibilis : in-, not; see in-1 + crēdibilis, believable; see credible. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Of the obstinate effort to bring about an armed intervention, on the lines marked out by Russells letter to Palmerston from Gotha, 17 September, 1862, nothing could be said beyond Gladstones plea in excuse for his speech in pursuance of the same effort, that it was the most singular and palpable error, the least excusable, a mistake of incredible grossness, which passed defence; but while Gladstone threw himself on the mercy of the public for his speech, he attempted no excuse for Lord Russell who led him into the incredible grossness of announcing the Foreign Secretarys intent.”
“He asked them to lead a fundraising drive for Haiti, praising their efforts during past disasters and saying they can tap what he calls the incredible generosity and can-do spirit of the American people.”
“But go over to the left, and you will see people who are happy with Colbert's what they call incredible roast, others blaming the mainstream media for not broadcasting more of what they say was a brave and shocking performance.”
“However, no retaliation, no action from Israel as yet, and they have exercised what they called incredible restraint in the wake of several other suicide bombings and attacks in recent days, in the last couple of weeks.”
“He started singing and that cued Alessandra Ambrosio to come out in a leather harness, push-up bra, thigh-high leather boots and a long, flowing cape splashed with the word "incredible" in cartoon-style letters trailing behind her.”
“To diGenova, it was one of the worst examples of prosecutors caring more about winning a case than finding justice, and further proof of what he called incredible arrogance of many lawyers in the department.”
“How incredible is it that the prediction came true?”
“While the motion capture thing has clearly been raised to a whole new level with Avatar, Yellow Submarine is going to be able to mix in incredible visuals with the music of The Beatles.”
“What I find incredible is the fact Repugs and trolls know who Nancy Pelosi is.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘incredible’.
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That's...
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intueri's Words
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Twitter favourites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
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Twitter favorites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favorite word" and adds it to this list.
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SAT PSAT ALPHABETICAL I
iconoclast, idiosyncrasy, ignoble, ignominious, illicit, illusory, illustrious, imbibe, imbue, immaculate, immaterial, immolate and 155 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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instead of "wonderful"...
A list of words that should come in handy
superb, magnificent, fabulous, awesome, terrific, excellent, amazing, awe-inspiring, lovely, incredible, superior, phenomenal and 10 more...
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conceptwriter's Words
sloth, jackass, dickhead, technostalgic, futuristic, enigma, impact, addict, nasty, premium, extraordinaire, yearning and 262 more...
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Jacqueline's Words
glittery, horny, amazing, wanderlust, forlorn, lustily, nonchalant, cool, passive, submissive, roundabout, carousel and 558 more...
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Sat Vocabulary List
abandon, abash, abate, abjure, ablution, abnegate, abominable, aboriginal, abortive, abrade, abridge, abrogate and 2155 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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Norman Lewis
All Words
ebullient, eccentric, eclectic, edify, efface, effusion, egalitarian, egocentric, egoist, egregious, elicit, elliptical and 907 more...
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parallax's Words
peppered, submarine, ascertain, spiffy, pretty, incredible, deserve, admire, admirals, general, generally
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First Week
Niceness, felicitous, infelicitous, esurient, humiliate, demeaning, mortifying', humble, credulity, incredible, humbling
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Adjectivies Intensity
nauseating, ballpark, atrocious, utterly, hideous, exhilarating, simply, interesting, enjoyable, fun, spectacular, amazing and 8 more...
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