Incredible
[ɪn'kredɪb(ə)l] or [ɪn'krɛdəbl]
Definition
(adj.) beyond belief or understanding; 'at incredible speed'; 'the book's plot is simply incredible' .
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Definition
(a.) Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Not to be credited, not to be believed, not credible.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:{Surpassing_belief}, fabulous, marvelous,[See CREDIBLE]
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Definition
adj. surpassing belief.—ns. Incredibil′ity quality of being incredible an incredible thing; Incred′ibleness incredibility.—adv. Incred′ibly.
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Examples
- And then Clayton saw an incredible thing. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The tangle of motives and facts and ideas was incredible. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- This odd little symbol spins gaily round the world; it seems incredible that men would have invented and made a pet of it twice over. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- That's incredible! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It seems, therefore, not incredible that the region abou t the Pillars of Hercules [Gibraltar] is connected with that of India, and that there is thus only one ocean. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It was incredible, the number of things he had to say to her, and in what eloquent order they were forming themselves on his lips . Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- It seemed incredible that Gus Trenor should have spoken of her to Rosedale. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Here an adventure befell me, in which (incredible as it may appear) you are personally interested. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- But there was less equivocal testimony, which the credulity of the assembly, or of the greater part, greedily swallowed, however incredible. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Incredible imbecility! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- With a bound the black leaped entirely over the rushing beast and turning with incredible swiftness planted a second arrow in Horta's back. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- It is so wonderful, that though perfectly convinced of the fact, it is yet almost incredible to myself. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Some of them made incredible time. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The reason of my departure I cannot and ought not to explain: it would be useless, dangerous, and would sound incredible. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- This was not the repose of actual stagnation, but the apparent repose of incredible slowness. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It was incredible to me that he could have gone away leaving all his property behind him, and yet where could he be? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- It is incredible that this blood-bespattered room contained no trace which could have aided us. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Once more, I forced myself to look my own incredible position resolutely in the face. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It is almost incredible, but the absurd sum of twelve hundred pounds would have settled the whole question. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- While doing this, with a swiftness incredible to one who has not watched an Italian peasant, he indicated a very remarkable and sinister smile. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It seems incredible now that it should ever have been necessary to protect little children of _nine_ (! H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As to his escaping by that window, it was incredible. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It is incredible to me that a man accustomed to the attractive women of Paris and elsewhere should be so easily worked upon by a girl in a heath. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It sounds incredible, for I have not, as far as I know, an enemy in the world. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Came a war with Spain, and the great English Admiral Blake destroyed the Spanish Plate Fleet at Teneriffe in an action of almost incredible daring. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was a new type, and was known as the machine gun, or battery gun, in which balls of comparatively small size were discharged uninterruptedly and in incredible succession. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- In spite of miraculous and incredible additions, one is obliged to say, Here was a man. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They were put to death, an almost incredible stupidity. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But this is incredible, Mr. Holmes! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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