as in incredulous
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
tried to explain her weeklong disappearance with an incredible tale of abduction by a total stranger
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Recent Examples of incredible
Hader directed every episode of the incredible final season four and made the show entirely his own.
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Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
What’s emanating out of her is this quiet, intense truth, coupled with this incredible, superficial vulnerability.
—William Earl, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Williams will be making his first-ever All-Star game here which is an incredible accomplishment for the young player.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Made to be lightweight, these jackets provide incredible warmth without being bulky.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
What’s emanating out of her is this quiet, intense truth, coupled with this incredible, superficial vulnerability.
—William Earl, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Williams will be making his first-ever All-Star game here which is an incredible accomplishment for the young player.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Made to be lightweight, these jackets provide incredible warmth without being bulky.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredible
Adjective
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To their credit, most of the aldermen who attended the hearing were incredulous.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Cronin was incredulous when a reporter recently asked if Big Ten teams coming west to face UCLA were enduring similar wear-and-tear issues as the Bruins.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Webster delves into the unbelievable, bizarre, and sad story of Riley, whose secret shattered a family and stunned a community.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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All of which ignores the unbelievable luck and privilege of being born into a functional family with a safe place to live and plenty to eat.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The basic facts of these assassinations are unlikely to change: Lee Harvey Oswald fatally shot JFK; Sirhan Sirhan fatally shot Robert F. Kennedy; and James Earl Ray fatally shot MLK.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
31 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Xu, an investor and founder of the newsletter Interconnected, says Chinese models are usually trained with as much data as possible, making pre-training bias unlikely.—
Zeyi Yang,
WIRED,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That kind of runaway success is nearly impossible to replicate, as the band found out with their subsequent albums.—
Marcus Jones,
EW.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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Snow and ice accumulations could make travel nearly impossible, especially during the Friday evening commute.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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Fresh evacuation orders for more than 30,000 Californians on Wednesday serve as a stark reminder to the rest of the country that local residents continue to face unimaginable danger.—
Douglas Schoen,
Orange County Register,
24 Jan. 2025
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For most Americans, the past few days have felt like a whirlwind; for intersex Americans like myself, the past week has been one of unimaginable whiplash.—
Alicia Roth Weigel,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As Steele tried to pinpoint her scoring average, the figure seemed inconceivable to her.—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Related Stories 10 Books to Read Before Their 2025 Screen Adaptations Arrive Everything Coming to Hulu and Disney in February 2025 Coming out of the Season 1 finale, such an idea seemed all but inconceivable.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Saquon Barkley put up more ridiculous numbers in the Philadelphia Eagles’ NFC Championship victory over the Washington Commanders on Sunday night, leading to jabs at the New York Giants.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Because 7½ minutes of real time to play 20 seconds of basketball is beyond ridiculous.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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But everyone is doing such a fantastic job of good vibes and playing neutral.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Hotels + Resorts The Riviera Maya Edition at Kanai also has lounges in a mangrove forest, a beach club, and a fantastic restaurant from a celebrity chef.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2025
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