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incredible

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in·cred·i·ble  (n-krd-bl)
adj.
1. So implausible as to elicit disbelief: gave an incredible explanation of the cause of the accident.
2. Astonishing: dressed with incredible speed.

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

in·credi·bili·ty, in·credi·ble·ness n.
in·credi·bly adv.

incredible [ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl]
adj
1. beyond belief or understanding; unbelievable
2. Informal marvellous; amazing
incredibility , incredibleness n
incredibly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.incredible - beyond belief or understandingincredible - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"
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.
Translations
incredible [ɪnˈkredəbl] ADJincreíble
they found it incredible that I was still aliveles pareció increíble que todavía estuviera viva
incredible though it may seempor increíble que parezca, aunque parezca mentira
an incredible number of peopleuna cantidad de gente increíble

incredible [ɪnˈkrɛdɪbəl] adj
(= amazing) → incroyable
(= hard to believe) → incroyable

incredible
adjunglaublich; (inf: = amazing also) → unwahrscheinlich (inf); scenerysagenhaft; 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

incredible [ɪnˈkrɛdəbl] adjincredibile

incredible
adj incredible [inˈkredəbl]
1 hard to believe He does an incredible amount of work. ongelooflik مُدْهِش، هائِل невероятен neuvěřitelný utrolig unglaublich απίστευτος, εκπληκτικός increíble uskumatu باورنکردنی uskomaton incroyable שֶלא יֵיאָמֵן अविश्वसनीय nevjerojatan hihetetlen sulit dipercaya ótrúlegur incredibile 途方もない 믿어지지 않는 neįtikimas neticams; neiedomājams sukar dipercayai ongelofelijk utrolig nieprawdopodobny incrível incredibil невероятный neuveriteľný neverjeten neverovatan otrolig, ofattbar ซึ่งไม่น่าเชื่อ inanılmaz, görülmemiş 難以置信的 неймовірний ناقابل یقین khó tin
2 impossible to believe; not credible I found his story incredible. ongeloofbaar لا يُصَدَّق، غَيْر قابِل للتَّصْديق неправдоподобен neuvěřitelný ufattelig unglaubhaft απίστευτος increíble usutamatu, uskumatu باورنکردنی epäuskottava incroyable פַנטַסטִי अविश्वसनीय nevjerojatan hihetetlen ganjil ótrúlegur, lygilegur incredibile 信じられない 엄청난, 놀랄 만한 neįtikėtinas neticams tak masuk akal ongeloofwaardig usannsynlig niewiarygodny incrível de necrezut невероятный neuveriteľný neverjeten neverovatan otrolig ยากที่จะเชื่อ inanılmaz, akıl almaz 不可相信的 неправдоподібний حیرت ناک không thể tin được
adv inˈcredibly
ongelooflik بِشَكْلٍ لا يُصَدَّق невероятно neuvěřitelně utroligt; ufatteligt unglaublich απίστευτα increíblemente uskumatult بطور باور نکردنی uskomattomasti incroyablement בְּמִידָה שֶלא תֵיאָמֵן अविश्वसनीय रूप से nevjerojatno hihetetlenül secara ganjil ótrúlega incredibilmente 信じられないほどに 믿을 수 없을 만큼 neįtikėtinai neticami sukar dipercayai ongelofelijk utrolig, usannsynlig niewiarygodnie incrivelmente incredibil de невероятно neuveriteľne neverjetno neverovatno otroligt อย่างไม่น่าเชื่อ inanılmaz şekilde 難以置信地 неймовірно حیرت انگیزي سے một cách khó tin
n inˌcrediˈbility
ongelooflikheid عَدَم إمْكان التَّصْديق недоверчивост neuvěřitelná věc utrolighed die Unglaublichkeit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. απίστευτο(ς) cualidad de increíble ebausutavus ناباوری uskomattomuus incrédibilité חוֹסֶר אֶפְשָרוּת לְהַאֲמִין בּוֹ अविश्वसनीयता nevjerojatnost hihetetlenség keganjilan það að vera ótrúlegur incredibilità 信じられないこと 믿을 수 없음 neįtikimumas neticamība sifat sukar dipercayai ongelofelijkheid, ongeloofwaardigheid utrolighet, usannsynlighet niewiarygodność incredibilidade caracter neverosimil невероятность neuveriteľná vec neverjetnost neverovatnost otrolighet ความไม่น่าเชื่อ inanılmazlık 難以置信 неймовірність حیرت انگیزی tính khó tin

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


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