incredible
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- implausible, beyond belief, far-fetched, improbable, inconceivable, preposterous, unbelievable, unimaginable, unthinkable
- amazing, astonishing, astounding, extraordinary, prodigious, sensational (informal), wonderful

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Antonyms: credible
Contrasted words: acceptable, believable, conceivable, likely, plausible, reasonable
Related Idioms: beyond belief, out of the question
Related Words: absurd, outlandish, preposterous, ridiculous, impossible, untenable

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English Thesaurus: fantastic/terrific, great, excellent, wonderful, marvellous, ...

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in‧cred‧i‧ble S3 /ɪnˈkredəbəl, ɪnˈkredɪbəl/ adjective
[Word Family: adverb: incredibly, credibly, incredulously; adjective: incredible, credible, incredulous; noun: credibility, incredulity]

1. extremely good, large, or great Synonym : unbelievable:
The view is just incredible.
There was blood everywhere and the pain was incredible.

2. too strange to be believed, or very difficult to believe Synonym : unbelievable:
It’s incredible that he survived the fall.
It’s incredible how much Tom has changed since he met Sally.
I find it almost incredible that no one noticed these errors.

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incredible
adj.
I. impossible to believe
VERBS be, seem, sound | find sth I find this quite incredible!
ADV. really, truly | absolutely, quite | just, simply | almost
PREP. to It seems incredible to me that we didn't think of this before.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

incredible
II. extremely good/extremely large
VERBS be, look, smell, taste | find sth
ADV. really, truly | absolutely, quite | just, simply | pretty You're pretty incredible, Belinda.

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fantastic/terrific spoken extremely good, in a way that makes you feel excited and happy – used mainly in spoken English:
The view from the top was fantastic.
He did a fantastic job.
That’s a terrific idea!
‘I passed!’ ‘That’s terrific!’
great spoken extremely good – used mainly in spoken English:
Thanks for a great afternoon.
‘Did you have a good holiday?' ’It was great!'
excellent extremely good – used especially about the quality of something. Excellent is more formal than fantastic/terrific or great, and is used in both spoken and written English:
Our local theatre has put on some excellent productions.
It is an excellent film.
wonderful extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased:
She is really a wonderful person.
That’s wonderful news!
marvellous British English, marvelous American English extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased. Marvellous sounds a little old-fashioned, but is still fairly common:
We had a marvellous dinner at a little restaurant near the hotel.
Martino’s performance was marvelous.
amazing extremely good in a surprising and exciting way:
Standing there on top of Mount Fuji was an amazing experience.
incredible extremely good in a surprising and exciting way. Incredible is often used when something is so good that it almost seems unlikely:
What a goal! That was incredible!
It was an incredible moment - one that I will never forget.
brilliant British English informal extremely good:
‘How was your trip?’ ‘Absolutely brilliant!’
What a brilliant idea!
be out of this world used when saying that something is so good that you cannot imagine anything better:
Their desserts are out of this world.

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