incredible

incredible

unbelievable; not convincing: His story is incredible.
Not to be confused with:incredulous – skeptical; disinclined to believe: I’m incredulous of his alibi.

in·cred·i·ble

I0092300 (ĭn-krĕd′ə-bəl)adj.1. So implausible as to elicit disbelief; unbelievable: gave an incredible explanation of the cause of the accident.2. Astonishing, extraordinary, or extreme: dressed with incredible speed.

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[Middle English, from Latin incrēdibilis : in-, not; see in-¹ + crēdibilis, believable; see credible.]

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in·cred′i·bil′i·ty, in·cred′i·ble·ness n.in·cred′i·bly adv.

incredible

(ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl) adj1. beyond belief or understanding; unbelievable2. informal marvellous; amazing inˌcrediˈbility, inˈcredibleness n inˈcredibly adv

in•cred•i•ble

(ɪnˈkrɛd ə bəl)

adj. 1. so extraordinary as to seem impossible: incredible speed. 2. hard to believe; unbelievable: The book's plot is incredible. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin incrēdibilis] in•cred`i•bil′i•ty, in•cred′i•ble•ness, n. in•cred′i•bly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

incredible - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"unbelievableunconvincing, flimsy - not convincing; "unconvincing argument"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile"incredulous - not disposed or willing to believe; unbelievingimplausible - having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the teacher an implausible excuse"unthinkable - incapable of being conceived or consideredbelievable, credible - capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"

incredible

adjective1. (Informal) amazing, great, wonderful, brilliant, stunning, extraordinary, overwhelming, ace (informal), astonishing, staggering, marvellous, sensational (informal), mega (slang), breathtaking, astounding, far-out (slang), prodigious, awe-inspiring, superhuman, rad (informal) Thanks, I had an incredible time.2. unbelievable, impossible, absurd, unthinkable, questionable, improbable, inconceivable, preposterous, unconvincing, unimaginable, outlandish, far-fetched, implausible, beyond belief, cock-and-bull (informal), not able to hold water Do not dismiss as incredible the stories your children tell you.

incredible

adjective1. Not plausible or believable:flimsy, implausible, improbable, inconceivable, shaky, thin, unbelievable, unconceivable, unconvincing, unsubstantial, weak.2. Not to be believed:inconceivable, unbelievable, unimaginable, unthinkable.Idioms: beyond belief, contrary to all reason.3. So remarkable as to elicit disbelief:amazing, astonishing, astounding, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, stupendous, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous.

Translations

难以置信的不可相信的

incredible

(inˈkredəbl) adjective1. hard to believe. He does an incredible amount of work. 難以置信的 难以置信的2. impossible to believe; not credible. I found his story incredible. 不可相信的 不可相信的inˈcredibly adverb 難以置信地 难以置信地inˌcrediˈbility noun 難以置信 难以置信

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