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[ uhn-bi-lee-vuh-buhl ] / ˌʌn bɪˈli və bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unbelievable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivetoo dubious or improbable to be believed: an unbelievable excuse. so remarkable as to strain credulity; extraordinary: the unbelievable fury of the storm; an unbelievable athlete. Origin of unbelievable1540–50; un-1 + believable OTHER WORDS FROM unbelievableun·be·liev·a·bly, adverbWords nearby unbelievableunbeaten, unbecoming, unbegotten, unbeknown, unbelief, unbelievable, unbelievably, unbeliever, unbelieving, unbelt, unbend Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unbelievableManson seemed to breathe soundlessly, to walk with unbelievable silence over creaky floors. Gay Talese on Charlie Manson’s Home on the Range|Gay Talese|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST And though the theology of Left Behind is strange and unbelievable, it also could, in the right hands, inspire a hell of a story. ‘Left Behind’ Review: Nicolas Cage’s Bible Movie Is God-Awful|Matthew Paul Turner|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST “That is an unbelievable amount of money—as in, I literally did not believe that,” Oliver said. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Does Real Journalism, No Matter What John Oliver Says|Asawin Suebsaeng|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST What began as an apparent accident ended in unbelievable horror. The Resilient City: New York After 9/11|John Avlon|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I personally think that his performance is unbelievable,” says Haze. James Franco and Scott Haze on 'The Sound and the Fury' and Gawker 'Outing' Them As A 'Couple'|Marlow Stern|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST And still the giant Cossack, with herculean strength and unbelievable prowess, was fighting his assailants. The Boy Allies with the Cossacks|Clair W. Hayes In less than five minutes they were off scanning their papers for the unbelievable news. Anecdotes of the Great War|Carleton Britton Case The whole affair had begun and finished with unbelievable swiftness. The Land of Footprints|Stewart Edward White But before matters reached that unbelievable pitch, O'Day, owner of the 'Palace,' was killed in a shooting fracas. Bert Wilson on the Gridiron|J. W. Duffield The dump truck stopped and Elvin saw the unbelievable—gleaming heaps of gold shoveled like gravel into the back of the vehicle. Adolescents Only|Irving E. Cox
British Dictionary definitions for unbelievable
adjectiveunable to be believed; incredible or astonishing Derived forms of unbelievableunbelievability or unbelievableness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unbelievableunimaginable, incredible, preposterous, astonishing, improbable, outlandish, implausible, impossible, inconceivable, unthinkable, cockeyed, doubtful, dubious, far-fetched, fishy, flaky, flimsy, harebrained, kooky, phony |