incredible
adjective
in·cred·i·ble
(ˌ)in-ˈkre-də-bəl 
1
: too extraordinary and improbable to be believed
making incredible claims
2
: amazing, extraordinary
incredible skill
an incredible appetite
met an incredible woman
Examples of incredible in a Sentence
The movie tells an incredible story of survival.
I find his explanation pretty incredible.
Incredible as it may seem, she's had no formal training as an artist.
It's incredible to me that such a lazy person could be so successful.
a landscape of incredible beauty
The new job is an incredible opportunity.
We have put an incredible amount of work into this project.
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Munn: These are people who have incredible wealth and are crumbling in front of your eyes.
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
There’s also pressure to read an incredible amount (in my opinion, videos that feature ultra-short books to help viewers boost their end-of-year tally miss the point; reading is not a competition!)—and to spend quite a lot of money.
—Leila Herrmann, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
Rebound works : Club stocks Nvidia , Broadcom , and Eaton were all outperforming the broader market’s incredible rally.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
There is both a shift in in tone and in camera language that our incredible director Liz Garbus and director of photography Carmen Cabana came up with to shift there.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
There’s also pressure to read an incredible amount (in my opinion, videos that feature ultra-short books to help viewers boost their end-of-year tally miss the point; reading is not a competition!)—and to spend quite a lot of money.
—Leila Herrmann, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
Rebound works : Club stocks Nvidia , Broadcom , and Eaton were all outperforming the broader market’s incredible rally.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
There is both a shift in in tone and in camera language that our incredible director Liz Garbus and director of photography Carmen Cabana came up with to shift there.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Incredible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incredible. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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incredible
adjective
in·cred·i·ble
(ˈ)in-ˈkred-ə-bəl
1
: unbelievable
an incredible story
2
: extraordinary
incredible skill
incredibility
noun
(ˌ)in-ˌkred-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē
incredibly
adverb
(ˈ)in-ˈkred-ə-blē
Etymology
Middle English incredible "too unusual to be believed," from Latin incredibilis (same meaning), from in- "not" and credibilis "believable," from credere "to believe, trust, entrust" — related to credentials, credit, creed
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