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
Humanity's exploration of the cosmos is a tale of incredible firsts, discoveries driven by a scientific curiosity that has shaped our understanding of the universe and, ultimately, our place within it.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Thanks to its position along Portugal's west coast, Lisbon offers incredible sunset views, which are best enjoyed from the miradouros around the city, riverside parks like Jardim do Rio, or out on the seaside at Cabo da Roca.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
This is the second part of the story of the mysterious death of a dog my pal The Iguana’s wife had and the incredible, yet all true aftermath.
—Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Mother's Day is an opportunity to gift something special to the incredible women in your life.
—Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Thanks to its position along Portugal's west coast, Lisbon offers incredible sunset views, which are best enjoyed from the miradouros around the city, riverside parks like Jardim do Rio, or out on the seaside at Cabo da Roca.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
This is the second part of the story of the mysterious death of a dog my pal The Iguana’s wife had and the incredible, yet all true aftermath.
—Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Mother's Day is an opportunity to gift something special to the incredible women in your life.
—Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredible
Adjective
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His comments prompted jeers and incredulous laughs.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Starmer’s explanation was greeted with jeers from opposition lawmakers, incredulous that the nation’s leader hadn’t known such a crucial piece of information.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Fifty years is really unbelievable.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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So there’s this unbelievable amount of content from which to choose from.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Given the Fed's current hold, a sudden drop seems unlikely in the near term, but it's never guaranteed.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Ohm is an unlikely hero, but the nagging mystery gets its hooks into him, and the only way out is through.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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So heavy, in fact, that the Magic crumbled underneath the weight and the tone of the series has changed, and the reasons are impossible to ignore.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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April 20 – May 20 A turning point in your relationships becomes impossible to ignore.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The same logic of privatization that enabled Blackwater to operate freely in Iraq was vesting him with powers previously unimaginable for private entities.—
Ben Tarnoff,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
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Dazzling, reckless Caitlin welcomes Vix into the heart of her sprawling, eccentric family, opening doors to a world of unimaginable privilege, sweeping her away to vacations on Martha’s Vineyard, an enchanting place where the two friends become summer sisters.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At that point, something terrible, something on the scale of the Maidan protests in Ukraine in 2014, is not inconceivable.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The camera quality on Artemis, let alone the ability to livestream the views, was inconceivable during the Apollo era.—
Rebecca Boyle,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Boston's 32-point Game 1 win stands as the outlier so far of two otherwise fantastic playoff games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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What a fantastic comeback from hurricane devastation.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the annals of English football, this shoots close to the top of the list of ridiculous moments, along with Troy Deeney’s mad goal for Watford in the Championship play-offs in 2013 and Sergio Aguero’s Premier League title-winning strike for Manchester City in 2012.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The ridiculous Ballroom lawsuit, brought by a woman walking her dog, who has absolutely No Standing to bring such a suit, must be dropped, immediately.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Incredible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredible. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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