incredibly
- 1To a very great degree, or extremely.
Like turning the volume on a word all the way up.
The movie was incredibly good from start to finish.
She runs incredibly fast for someone her age.
Similarextremely, unbelievably, remarkably, exceptionally, amazingly
Oppositeslightly
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- 2Said before a fact to show that it is true even though it is hard to believe.
Like saying 'believe it or not' before sharing surprising news.
Incredibly, she finished the whole race with a broken toe.
Incredibly, the old phone still worked after years in the attic.
Similaramazingly, astonishingly, unbelievably, remarkably, miraculously
Oppositeunsurprisingly, predictably
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- 3In a way that is hard or impossible to believe.
Like telling a tale so wild that nobody can accept it as true.
He told his story so incredibly that no one believed a word.
The magician moved incredibly, as if the trick could not be real.
Similarunbelievably, implausibly, improbably
Oppositecredibly, believably, plausibly
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Origin
From the word "incredible" plus the ending "-ly".