as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
a completely unbelievable story about why there was lipstick on his collar
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Recent Examples of unbelievable
My guess of 15 million viewers (a number that would’ve felt unbelievable even a few years earlier) was still nearly 4 million short of the women’s title game viewership totals.
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Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
This 65-piece set from Mikasa is currently marked down 62 percent—an unbelievable deal for a 12-place setting.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
Saks Fifth Avenue: Skincare, beauty, tools, and more are seeing unbelievable markdowns.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
And to be able to see his international fans so soon has felt unbelievable.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
This 65-piece set from Mikasa is currently marked down 62 percent—an unbelievable deal for a 12-place setting.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
Saks Fifth Avenue: Skincare, beauty, tools, and more are seeing unbelievable markdowns.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
And to be able to see his international fans so soon has felt unbelievable.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbelievable
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Experts, including Mike Fried, CEO of The Diamond Pro, previously noted to the outlet that the ring has incredible value.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Nuclear arms control activists have long warned that a war between the U.S. and China poses an incredible risk of a nuclear escalation.Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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However, despite the incredulous nature of predictive forecasting, the desire to do so has inspired a more worthy endeavor: foresight.Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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To his angry fan base and incredulous pockets of the Patriots’ media corps, remember Mayo’s future doesn’t hinge on winning this season.Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2024
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Trump and Musk have said DOGE would find $2 trillion in spending cuts, a task budget experts have said is impossible without touching entitlement benefits like Social Security and Medicare and a $1.7 trillion discretionary budget.The National Desk, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
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In the transfer portal era and with the advent of name, image and likeness (NIL), some argue doing so is impossible.David Ubben, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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But, the debate on water fluoridation is unlikely to recede any time soon.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
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If any new buildings are constructed on the land, they must be done in a way that is respectful of the landscape and of the historic architecture, There should be little sense that anything has been built at all, and in Palm Beach, that’s unlikely.Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Unbelievable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbelievable. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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