incredible

(ĭn-krĕd'ə-bəl)
adj.

1. So implausible as to elicit disbelief: gave an incredible explanation of the cause of the accident.
2. Astonishing: dressed with incredible speed.

[Middle English, from Latin incrēdibilis : in-, not; see in-¹ + crēdibilis, believable; see credible.]

incredibility in·cred'i·bil'i·ty or in·cred'i·ble·ness n.
incredibly in·cred'i·bly adv.

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adjective

1. Not plausible or believable: flimsy, implausible, improbable, inconceivable, shaky, thin, unbelievable, unconceivable, unconvincing, unsubstantial, weak. See likely/unlikely.
2. Not to be believed: inconceivable, unbelievable, unimaginable, unthinkable. Idioms: beyond belief, contrary to all reason. See belief/unbelief.
3. So remarkable as to elicit disbelief: amazing, astonishing, astounding, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, stupendous, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous. See good/bad.

adj

Definition: beyond belief
Antonyms: believable, credible, likely, plausible, possible, realistic, tenable

adj

Definition: marvelous
Antonyms: bad, poor, terrible, unspectacular

IN BRIEF: Hard or impossible to believe.

Brilliance is typically the act of an individual, but incredible stupidity can usually be traced back to an organization. — Jon Bentley

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Common misspelling(s) of incredible

• incredable
• increadible

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - utrolig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongelofelijk

Français (French)
adj. - incroyable, fantastique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unglaublich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απίστευτος, μη πιστευτός

Italiano (Italian)
incredibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - incrível

Русский (Russian)
невероятный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - increíble, fabuloso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - otrolig, fantastisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
难以置信的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 難以置信的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 믿을 수 없는, 놀라운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 信じられない, 非常な, すばらしい, 途方もない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لا يصدق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא יאומן, מוזר, כביר, נפלא‬

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