Meaning

3 senses
  1. Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief.

    unglaubhaft, unglaublich

    невероя́тныйneverojátnyj, неимове́рныйneimovérnyj

    неймові́рнийnejmovírnyj

    beyond belief or understanding

  2. (figuratively)Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.

    He was so wrapped up in watching the incredible special effects that he couldn't keep track of the story.

    erstaunlich, verblüffend, verwunderlich

    потряса́ющийpotrjasájuščij, потря́сныйpotrjásnyj, изуми́тельныйizumítelʹnyj

  3. (figuratively)Marvellous; profoundly affecting; wonderful; excellent.

    I had such an incredible slice of pizza last night that I simply can't think about anything else.

    fabelhaft, herrlich, wunderbar

    потряса́ющийpotrjasájuščij, потря́сныйpotrjásnyj, изуми́тельныйizumítelʹnyj

    неймові́рнийnejmovírnyj

Examples

293 sentences
  1. Tom told me an incredible story.

    Том розповів мені неймовірну історію. — deniko

    ruТом рассказал мне невероятную историю. — marafon

  2. That was an incredible feeling.

    Це було дивовижне почуття. — triantafillou

    ruЭто было потрясающее чувство. — marafon

    deDas war ein unglaubliches Gefühl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. This is incredible.

    Це неймовірно. — shanghainese

    ruЭто невероятно. — afyodor

  4. Tom is incredible.

    Том неймовірний. — deniko

    ruТом потрясающий. — odexed

    deTom ist unglaublich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. The concert was incredible.

    Концерт був неймовірний. — deniko

    deDas Konzert war traumhaft. — felix63

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
too implausible to be credible:
Русский
By meaning 3
too implausible to be credible:
amazing:
marvellous:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
too implausible to be credible:
amazing:
marvellous:

Origin

From Middle English incredible, from Latin incrēdibilis (“that cannot be believed”), from

From Middle English incredible, from Latin incrēdibilis (“that cannot be believed”), from in- (“not”) + crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”), equivalent to in- + credible.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

more incredible, most incredible
Comparativemore incredible Lesson
Superlativemost incredible Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • an an incredible
  • the most incredible
  • looks incredible
  • most incredible

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
incredible — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto