Meaning

3 senses
  1. (literally)Not to be believed.

  2. (figuratively)Amazing, astonishing; so surprising that one is almost, or figuratively, unable to believe.

    The most unbelievable thing happened to me today!

    This restaurant makes unbelievable pizza!

    unglaublich

    невероя́тныйneverojátnyj

    неймові́рнийnejmovírnyj

  3. Implausible or improbable.

    His excuse seems rather unbelievable.

    unglaubhaft, unglaubwürdig

    неправдоподо́бныйnepravdopodóbnyj

More definitions
  • beyond belief or understanding
  • having a probability too low to inspire belief

Examples

83 sentences
  1. Your arrogance is unbelievable.

    Ти неймовірно пихатий.

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  2. Tom is unbelievable.

    Том неймовірний.

    deTom ist unglaublich.

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  3. Tom is an unbelievable kid.

    Том — неймовірна дитина.

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  4. You people are unbelievable.

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  5. This is really unbelievable.

    deDas ist wirklich unglaublich.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
incredible:
Русский
By meaning 2
incredible:
implausible:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
incredible:
implausible:

Origin

From un- + believable.

From un- + believable.

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Forms

more unbelievable, most unbelievable
Comparativemore unbelievable Lesson
Superlativemost unbelievable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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