Antonyms for incredible


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-kred-uh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈkrɛd ə bəl


Definition of incredible

Origin :
  • early 15c., "unbelievable," from Latin incredibilis "not to be believed," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + credibilis "worthy of belief" (see credit). Used c.1400 in a now-extinct sense of "unbelieving, incredulous." Related: Incredibly.
  • adj beyond belief
  • adj marvellous
Example sentences :
  • He joyed to observe that these men of incredible millions had no hauteur.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • They went with an incredible rapidity, and Harriett was now fifty.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • Already the carrion birds had gathered in incredible numbers.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • It was the sensation of an unprecedented and incredible experience.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Then she was gone, trundling the baby-carriage with incredible speed.
  • Extract from : « The Yates Pride » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • She's heard that the malignance of mummies, especially in museums, is incredible.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • Yet it was incredible that Colonel Woodville and his daughter should not be awake.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • And, most incredible of all, though Dana would not speak to her, she spoke to him!
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • In this delicious rle of Junie I obtained an immense and incredible success.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • The moment he forgets one of them, he makes the story, by its own postulates, incredible.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

Synonyms for incredible

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