as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
a completely unbelievable story about why there was lipstick on his collar
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Recent Examples of unbelievable
To have a working kidney — and to feel it — is unbelievable.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Webster delves into the unbelievable, bizarre, and sad story of Riley, whose secret shattered a family and stunned a community.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2025
All of which ignores the unbelievable luck and privilege of being born into a functional family with a safe place to live and plenty to eat.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
His jump cuts are unbelievable, but that’s only part of what makes Philadelphia’s running game special.
—Mike Preston, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Webster delves into the unbelievable, bizarre, and sad story of Riley, whose secret shattered a family and stunned a community.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2025
All of which ignores the unbelievable luck and privilege of being born into a functional family with a safe place to live and plenty to eat.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
His jump cuts are unbelievable, but that’s only part of what makes Philadelphia’s running game special.
—Mike Preston, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for unbelievable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbelievable
Adjective
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Its pint-size bottles of serum are seriously incredible too.—
Devon Abelman,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
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So to be able to share our love and passion for horses with each other is just incredible.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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To their credit, most of the aldermen who attended the hearing were incredulous.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Cronin was incredulous when a reporter recently asked if Big Ten teams coming west to face UCLA were enduring similar wear-and-tear issues as the Bruins.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That kind of runaway success is nearly impossible to replicate, as the band found out with their subsequent albums.—
Marcus Jones,
EW.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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Along with this, however, lay a much broader ambition, one that might have seemed impossible in the pre-Fighting Collection world where the project was born: The team wanted to make Marvel vs. Capcom cool again.—
Jason Fanelli,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Khamenei's firm stance suggests that talks under Trump's terms are unlikely, while Tehran and Washington continue their standoff.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Fans responded with mixed emotions Sunday night at the Super Bowl when an anti-hate campaign got an unlikely spokesperson.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Unbelievable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbelievable. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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