incredible

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incredible

unbelievable; not convincing: His story is incredible.

Not to be confused with:

incredulous – skeptical; disinclined to believe: I’m incredulous of his alibi.

in·cred·i·ble

(ĭn-krĕd′ə-bəl)

adj.

1. So implausible as to elicit disbelief; unbelievable: gave an incredible explanation of the cause of the accident.

2. Astonishing, extraordinary, or extreme: dressed with incredible speed.

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

in·cred′i·bil′i·ty, in·cred′i·ble·ness n.

in·cred′i·bly adv.

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incredible

(ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl)

adj

1. beyond belief or understanding; unbelievable

2. informal marvellous; amazing

inˌcrediˈbility, inˈcredibleness n

inˈcredibly adv

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in•cred•i•ble

(ɪnˈkrɛd ə bəl)

adj.

1. so extraordinary as to seem impossible: incredible speed.

2. hard to believe; unbelievable: The book's plot is incredible.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin incrēdibilis]

in•cred`i•bil′i•ty, in•cred′i•ble•ness, n.

in•cred′i•bly, adv.

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Adj.

incredible - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"

unbelievable

unconvincing, flimsy - not convincing; "unconvincing argument"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile"

incredulous - not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

implausible - having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse"

unthinkable - incapable of being conceived or considered

believable, credible - capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"

incredible

adjective

1. (Informal) amazing, great, wonderful, brilliant, stunning, extraordinary, overwhelming, ace (informal), astonishing, staggering, marvellous, sensational (informal), mega (slang), breathtaking, astounding, far-out (slang), prodigious, awe-inspiring, superhuman, rad (informal) Thanks, I had an incredible time.

2. unbelievable, impossible, absurd, unthinkable, questionable, improbable, inconceivable, preposterous, unconvincing, unimaginable, outlandish, far-fetched, implausible, beyond belief, cock-and-bull (informal), not able to hold water Do not dismiss as incredible the stories your children tell you.

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incredible

adjective

1. Not plausible or believable:

flimsy, implausible, improbable, inconceivable, shaky, thin, unbelievable, unconceivable, unconvincing, unsubstantial, weak.

2. Not to be believed:

inconceivable, unbelievable, unimaginable, unthinkable.

Idioms: beyond belief, contrary to all reason.

3. So remarkable as to elicit disbelief:

amazing, astonishing, astounding, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, stupendous, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous.

Translations

لا يُصَدَّقلا يُصَدَّق، غَيْر قابِل للتَّصْديقمُدْهِش، هائِل

neuvěřitelný

utroligufattelig

unglaublich heilig unfassbarunfasslichunglaubhaft

απίστευτος

increíble

uskomatonepäuskottava

incroyable invraisemblable

nevjerojatan

ótrúlegurótrúlegur, lygilegur

incredibile incredibilmente

信じられない

믿어지지 않는

neiedomājamsneticams

neverjeten

otrolig

ไม่น่าเชื่อ

inanılmaz olağanüstü şaşırtıcıakıl almazgörülmemiş

không thể tin được

难以置信的不可相信的

incredible

[ɪnˈkredəbl] ADJ → increíble
they found it incredible that I was still alive → les pareció increíble que todavía estuviera viva
incredible though it may seem → por increíble que parezca, aunque parezca mentira
an incredible number of people → una cantidad de gente increíble

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

incredible

[ɪnˈkrɛdɪb^əl] adj

(= amazing) → incroyable

(= hard to believe) → incroyable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

incredible

adj → unglaublich; (inf: = amazing also) → unwahrscheinlich (inf); scenery → sagenhaft; it seems incredible to me that … → ich kann es nicht fassen, dass …; incredible though it may seem, … → so unglaublich es auch scheinen mag, …; this music is incredible (inf) → diese Musik ist sagenhaft (inf); you’re incredible (inf) → du bist wirklich unschlagbar

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

incredible

[ɪnˈkrɛdəbl] adj → incredibile

incredible

(inˈkredəbl) adjective

1. hard to believe. He does an incredible amount of work.

2. impossible to believe; not credible. I found his story incredible.

inˈcredibly adverb

inˌcrediˈbility noun

incredible

→ لا يُصَدَّق neuvěřitelný utrolig unglaublich απίστευτος increíble uskomaton incroyable nevjerojatan incredibile 信じられない 믿어지지 않는 ongelofelijk utrolig niewiarygodny inacreditável изумительный otrolig ไม่น่าเชื่อ inanılmaz không thể tin được 难以置信的

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"'It seems incredible,' he said, after a period of reflection.

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"No, my dear fellow, it is not at all incredible. You saw the child pass through the Rue Richelieu last year, who amused himself with killing his brothers and sisters by sticking pins in their ears while they slept.

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"Perhaps this incredible proposition of his is only intended to mystify us," growled an apoplectic old admiral.