incredible
adjective
in·cred·i·ble
(ˌ)in-ˈkre-də-bəl 
1
: too extraordinary and improbable to be believed
making incredible claims
2
: amazing, extraordinary
incredible skill
an incredible appetite
met an incredible woman
Examples of incredible in a Sentence
The movie tells an incredible story of survival.
I find his explanation pretty incredible.
Incredible as it may seem, she's had no formal training as an artist.
It's incredible to me that such a lazy person could be so successful.
a landscape of incredible beauty
The new job is an incredible opportunity.
We have put an incredible amount of work into this project.
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Everyone who works at Sunderland has just gone through an incredible challenge of trying to navigate from League One to the Premier League.
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Robin Roberts has stepped away from her anchor desk for an incredible journey with her wife, Amber Laign.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 30 July 2025
All of it – the good, the bad, the emotional – has made for an incredible journey.
—Charlie Davies, New York Times, 30 July 2025
That’s incredible for a free feature hiding in your phone.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Robin Roberts has stepped away from her anchor desk for an incredible journey with her wife, Amber Laign.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 30 July 2025
All of it – the good, the bad, the emotional – has made for an incredible journey.
—Charlie Davies, New York Times, 30 July 2025
That’s incredible for a free feature hiding in your phone.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
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“Incredible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incredible. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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incredible
adjective
in·cred·i·ble
(ˈ)in-ˈkred-ə-bəl
1
: unbelievable
an incredible story
2
: extraordinary
incredible skill
incredibility
noun
(ˌ)in-ˌkred-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē
incredibly
adverb
(ˈ)in-ˈkred-ə-blē
Etymology
Middle English incredible "too unusual to be believed," from Latin incredibilis (same meaning), from in- "not" and credibilis "believable," from credere "to believe, trust, entrust" — related to credentials, credit, creed
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