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
An unbelievable moment for him, first of all, for our family.
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Matias Grez, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
So much so that the superstar decided to dress up as E.T. for Halloween this year, unveiling her unbelievable costume just moments ago.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
Lawn and Patterson met whilst working on the BBC’s Panorama and went on to co-write hit drama The Salisbury Poisonings about the unbelievable events that took place in 2018 surrounding the novichok nerve agent and Russian spies.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
And the amount of media attention that Lea had gotten through that was unbelievable in, like, a sort of, like, horrible way.
—John Russell, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Matias Grez, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
So much so that the superstar decided to dress up as E.T. for Halloween this year, unveiling her unbelievable costume just moments ago.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
Lawn and Patterson met whilst working on the BBC’s Panorama and went on to co-write hit drama The Salisbury Poisonings about the unbelievable events that took place in 2018 surrounding the novichok nerve agent and Russian spies.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
And the amount of media attention that Lea had gotten through that was unbelievable in, like, a sort of, like, horrible way.
—John Russell, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbelievable
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High-end options feature intense realism, including flocked finishes and incredible body detail.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Before the snow flies weekly in western mountain towns, these crisp cold days can lead to incredible riding conditions—morning frost and just enough sun often give way to silky smooth hero dirt.Lily Ritter, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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In the interim, Gore made another call to an incredulous Bush to retract his concession.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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The New Orleans rapper was shirtless in both photos, sporting an incredulous expression in the first and an angry scowl in the second.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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Travel conditions in some areas were expected to be difficult if not impossible.Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
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Some worry that this will put an impossible burden on public welfare and health care systems and on younger generations who will have to care for a huge population of older people.Vegard Skirbekk, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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The plaintiffs are the Idaho Academy of Family Physicians, two physicians and the four women testifying this week, who learned while pregnant that their fetuses were unlikely to survive.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Gunmen from the Manfredi and Bevilaqua outfits, led by weed store employee and unlikely sharpshooter Grace, take out the rest of the Triads.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Unbelievable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbelievable. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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