incredible
- 1Very surprising and amazing, often because something is so good or so big.
Like seeing fireworks for the very first time.
The view from the mountain top was incredible.
She gave an incredible performance that left everyone cheering.
UsageOften with absolutely or really: the view was absolutely incredible.
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- 2So hard to believe that it seems impossible to be true.
Like a story so wild that no one believes it.
Nobody believed his incredible story that a dog ate the missing money.
The excuse she gave sounded incredible to everyone in the room.
UsageA story is incredible; a person who does not believe it is incredulous.
Similarunbelievable
Oppositebelievable, credible
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Origin
From Latin incredibilis, meaning something that cannot be believed. It comes from in- ("not") plus credibilis ("worthy of belief"), from credo ("believe").
Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 6 facts
- English incredible derives from Latin incredibilis. en.wiktionary.org
- Latin incredibilis means something that cannot be believed. en.wiktionary.org
- Latin incredibilis is formed from in- plus credibilis. en.wiktionary.org
- The prefix in- means not. en.wiktionary.org
- Latin credibilis means worthy of belief. en.wiktionary.org
- Latin credibilis derives from credo, meaning believe. en.wiktionary.org