incredible

CEFRB1

/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very difficult to believe or extremely impressive.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.

Examples

  • At this hour, there is incredible traffic.

  • What an incredible amount of work he has done!

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • [ɪ̈ŋˈkɹ̥ʷɛɾəbəɫ]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Marvellous; profoundly affecting; wonderful; excellent.

  2. Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief.

More examples

In context

  • He was so wrapped up in watching the incredible special effects that he couldn't keep track of the story.

  • I had such an incredible slice of pizza last night that I simply can't think about anything else.

  • I get lost in what is credible and not credible. This whole thing gets so incredible when you consider wiping out whole nations, it is difficult to establish credibility.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English incredible, from Latin incrēdibilis (“that cannot be believed”), from in- (“not”) + crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”), equivalent to in- + credible.