as in incredulous
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
tried to explain her weeklong disappearance with an incredible tale of abduction by a total stranger
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Recent Examples of incredible
There are countless women running incredible kitchens.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2025
This Independent Spirit Award nominee can seamlessly navigate between independent films and mainstream projects, like her incredible work on Reasonable Doubt on Hulu.
—Noel Cody, Essence, 7 Mar. 2025
Working with incredible directors like Gia (Coppola).
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
The only moments that can compare to the first season’s incredible finale come at the end of Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi, and possibly Rogue One.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2025
This Independent Spirit Award nominee can seamlessly navigate between independent films and mainstream projects, like her incredible work on Reasonable Doubt on Hulu.
—Noel Cody, Essence, 7 Mar. 2025
Working with incredible directors like Gia (Coppola).
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
The only moments that can compare to the first season’s incredible finale come at the end of Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi, and possibly Rogue One.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incredible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredible
Adjective
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When the late-night host pushed further, asking if the actor had experienced any close encounters himself, Harrelson was incredulous.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Lawmakers were incredulous at times, struggling to decide to where to press them for details.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The access that the Biden administration gave you was unbelievable.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie has just published a book about her unbelievable friendship with Emily, and is preparing to send her son Miles (Joshua Satine), a precocious adolescent condemned to being an instrument for exposition, to camp.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Furthermore, with Florian Wirtz walking off the pitch with an injury today, a Leverkusen comeback is even more unlikely.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Season 1 of the series, which follows the unlikely romance between an agnostic podcaster and a rabbi, spent six weeks in Netflix’s Global English Top 10 TV List and reached the Top 10 in 89 countries.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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What's next: President Trump recently asked Congress to better fund his deportation and border security goals, which will be nearly impossible to achieve without more money, as Axios' Brittany Gibson and Russell Contreras report.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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But dodging it’s nearly impossible for most New Yorkers, so the dread just keeps simmering.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Beyond her kids’ personal experiences, Lyons said the idea that the district would close a campus that’s been educating elementary students for 90 years is unimaginable.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2025
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In recent weeks, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has emerged as a big supporter of the crypto industry — a shift that seemed unimaginable just a few years ago.—
Vinamrata Chaturvedi,
Quartz,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Firefly’s landing is an incredible achievement, one that would have been inconceivable just a decade ago.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The almost inconceivable comedy that comes from Mickey 17’s ensemble which includes Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo, and Toni Collette as morally questionable opportunists who seek out greed.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
7 Mar. 2025
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Even the most ridiculous forums make their expectations known.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2025
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With its heightened dramas, overdone Die Hard references, and ridiculous plot turns, Paradise is pretty preposterous yet asks us to consider it as a sophisticated prestige drama.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Among the fantastic ensemble cast, Damaris Lewis and Deborah Ann Woll stand out as wrestlers Babs Wingo and Gladys Gillem.—
Alamin Yohannes,
EW.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Only six tracks in the history of the Billboard tally have managed to run the show for that long, and Eilish’s tune is in fantastic company.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Incredible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incredible. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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