as in incredulous
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
tried to explain her weeklong disappearance with an incredible tale of abduction by a total stranger
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Recent Examples of incredible
For those breathlessly keeping score, the Lakers began that second quarter with a 9-0 run that, dating to the first quarter, was an incredible 21-2 smackdown.
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Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
To use a sporting analogy, America's victory in the race to the Moon was against the run of play, the result of an incredible collective effort and a colossal budget.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 May 2026
Scientists are continually learning more about how this incredible avian diversity evolved.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 May 2026
At the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University, an incredible collaboration is taking place between a 16-year-old high school student and the medical staff.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 1 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
To use a sporting analogy, America's victory in the race to the Moon was against the run of play, the result of an incredible collective effort and a colossal budget.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 May 2026
Scientists are continually learning more about how this incredible avian diversity evolved.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 May 2026
At the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University, an incredible collaboration is taking place between a 16-year-old high school student and the medical staff.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredible
Adjective
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His comments prompted jeers and incredulous laughs.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Starmer’s explanation was greeted with jeers from opposition lawmakers, incredulous that the nation’s leader hadn’t known such a crucial piece of information.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Watch the full video for more unbelievable moments from 30,000 feet.—
Meena Thiruvengadam,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
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Summer might be ideal for a windows-down drive, but fall here—with vibrant yellow and orange foliage—is unbelievable.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Given the Fed's current hold, a sudden drop seems unlikely in the near term, but it's never guaranteed.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Ohm is an unlikely hero, but the nagging mystery gets its hooks into him, and the only way out is through.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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So heavy, in fact, that the Magic crumbled underneath the weight and the tone of the series has changed, and the reasons are impossible to ignore.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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April 20 – May 20 A turning point in your relationships becomes impossible to ignore.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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He’s gone into juvenile detention centers to help explain his story to kids who might be going through something unimaginable in their own lives.—
Alex Zietlow,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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He’s gone into juvenile detention centers to help explain his story to kids who might be going through something unimaginable in their own lives.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026
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At that point, something terrible, something on the scale of the Maidan protests in Ukraine in 2014, is not inconceivable.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The camera quality on Artemis, let alone the ability to livestream the views, was inconceivable during the Apollo era.—
Rebecca Boyle,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Positioning herself as a character in her fantastical stories gives her audience someone to root for while creating some distance between fiction and reality.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2026
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Major motion pictures require literally thousands of specialists to make visions – fantastical, realistic, outlandish – come alive and be globally seen.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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Where to Eat Dallas has been enjoying a booming restaurant scene of late, with elite newcomers arriving at borderline ridiculous speed.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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Continue reading … ‘INSANE’ — Minnesota mayors drag 'ridiculous' bill penalizing cities for not flying new controversial flag.—
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FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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“Incredible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredible. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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