Syn: astonishing, astounding, dumfounding. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
incredible — [in kred′ə bəl] adj. [L incredibilis] 1. not credible; unbelievable 2. seeming too unusual or improbable to be possible incredibility n. incredibly adv … English World dictionary
incredible — I adjective absurd, beyond belief, doubtful, hard to believe, hardly credible, implausible, impossible, improbable, inconceivable, incredibilis, nonsensical, open to doubt, open to suspicion, preposterous, ridiculous, staggering, suspect,… … Law dictionary
incredible — [adj1] beyond belief absurd, farfetched, fishy*, flimsy*, implausible, impossible, improbable, incogitable, inconceivable, insupposable, outlandish, out of the question*, phony, preposterous, questionable, ridiculous, rings phony*, suspect, thin* … New thesaurus
unbelievable — [adj] beyond the imagination astonishing, beyond belief, cockamamie*, cockeyed*, doubtful, dubious, far fetched, fishy*, flaky*, flimsy*, for the birds*, full of holes*, harebrained*, implausible, impossible, improbable, incogitable,… … New thesaurus
credible — [adj] believable aboveboard, colorable, conceivable, conclusive, creditable, dependable, determinative, honest, honest to God*, imaginable, likely, plausible, possible, probable, probably, rational, reasonable, reliable, satisfactory, satisfying … New thesaurus
incredible — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. unbelievable, inconceivable; absurd, preposterous. See doubt, wonder. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unbelievable, improbable, ridiculous; see impossible 1 , unbelievable , unimaginable . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
incredible — [[t]ɪnkre̱dɪb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe something or someone as incredible, you like them very much or are impressed by them, because they are extremely or unusually good. The wildflowers will be incredible after this… … English dictionary
incredible — incredibility, incredibleness, n. incredibly, adv. /in kred euh beuhl/, adj. 1. so extraordinary as to seem impossible: incredible speed. 2. not credible; hard to believe; unbelievable: The plot of the book is incredible. [1375 1425; late ME < L… … Universalium
incredible — adjective /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/ a) Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable. b) Amazing; astonishing; awe inspiring. Syn: unbelievable … Wiktionary
unbelievable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. incredible; unthinkable, unimaginable, farfetched, implausible, impossible. See doubt. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. beyond belief, past belief, incredible, inconceivable, staggering, unimaginable,… … English dictionary for students
