adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbəl/
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US:ĭngkrĕ'dəbəl
US:/ɪŋˈkɹɛdəbəl/
US:[ɪ̈ŋˈkɹ̥wɛɾəbəɫ]
US:[ɪ̈ŋˈkɹ̥wɛɾəbɫ̩]
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rhymes with -ɛdɪbəl
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N K R EH1 D AH0 B AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: literal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: noncredible, unbelievable
Antonyms: believable, credible
2
adj
Meaning 2
Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
He was so wrapped up in watching the incredible special effects that he couldn't keep track of the story.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
I had such an incredible slice of pizza last night that I simply can't think about anything else.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: awesome, unbelievable
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
beyond belief or understanding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
at incredible speed
the book's plot is simply incredible
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unbelievable
Antonyms: credible
History
Etymology
From Middle English incredible, from Latin incrēdibilis (“that cannot be believed”), from in- (“not”) + crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”), equivalent to in- + credible.
Across languages
Translations
121 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
increyible
— too implausible to be credible
Asturian:
increíble
— too implausible to be credible
Azerbaijani:
ağlabatmaz
— too implausible to be credible
Azerbaijani:
ağlasığmaz
— too implausible to be credible
Azerbaijani:
inanılmaz
— too implausible to be credible
Belarusian:
неймаве́рны
(njejmavjérny)
— too implausible to be credible
Belarusian:
невераго́дны
(njevjerahódny)
— too implausible to be credible
Bulgarian:
невероя́тен
(neverojáten)
— too implausible to be credible
Catalan:
increïble
— too implausible to be credible
Chinese Mandarin:
難以置信 /难以置信
(nányǐzhìxìn)
— too implausible to be credible
Czech:
neuvěřitelný
— too implausible to be credible
Dutch:
ongelofelijk
— too implausible to be credible
Esperanto:
nekredebla
— too implausible to be credible
Finnish:
uskomaton
— too implausible to be credible
Finnish:
epäuskottava
— too implausible to be credible
French:
incroyable
— too implausible to be credible
Galician:
incrible
— too implausible to be credible
Galician:
incríbel
— too implausible to be credible
Georgian:
დაუჯერებელი
(dauǯerebeli)
— too implausible to be credible
German:
unglaubhaft
— too implausible to be credible
German:
unglaublich
— too implausible to be credible
Greek:
απίστευτος
(apísteftos)
— too implausible to be credible
Irish:
dochreidte
— too implausible to be credible
Italian:
incredibile
— too implausible to be credible
Japanese:
ありえない
(arienai)
— too implausible to be credible
Japanese:
飛躍しすぎている
(hiyaku shisugite iru)
— too implausible to be credible
Japanese:
信じられない
(shinjirarenai)
— too implausible to be credible
Latin:
incrēdibilis
— too implausible to be credible
Macedonian:
неверојатен
(neverojaten)
— too implausible to be credible
Manx:
neuchredjallagh
— too implausible to be credible
Manx:
anchredjallagh
— too implausible to be credible
Norwegian Bokmål:
utrolig
— too implausible to be credible
Norwegian Bokmål:
utrulig
— too implausible to be credible
Norwegian Nynorsk:
utruleg
— too implausible to be credible
Norwegian Nynorsk:
utrulig
— too implausible to be credible
Occitan:
incredible
— too implausible to be credible
Plautdietsch:
onjleeflich
— too implausible to be credible
Polish:
niewiarygodny
— too implausible to be credible
Portuguese:
inacreditável
— too implausible to be credible
Portuguese:
incredível
— too implausible to be credible
Romanian:
incredibil
— too implausible to be credible
Russian:
невероя́тный
(neverojátnyj)
— too implausible to be credible
Russian:
неимове́рный
(neimovérnyj)
— too implausible to be credible
Serbo-Croatian:
невjероjатан
— too implausible to be credible
Serbo-Croatian:
невероjатан
— too implausible to be credible
Serbo-Croatian:
невjероватан
— too implausible to be credible
Serbo-Croatian:
невероватан
— too implausible to be credible
Serbo-Croatian:
nevjerojatan
— too implausible to be credible
Serbo-Croatian:
neverojatan
— too implausible to be credible
Serbo-Croatian:
nevjerovatan
— too implausible to be credible
Serbo-Croatian:
neverovatan
— too implausible to be credible
Slovak:
neuveriteľný
— too implausible to be credible
Slovene:
neverjeten
— too implausible to be credible
Spanish:
increíble
— too implausible to be credible
Swedish:
otrolig
— too implausible to be credible
Turkish:
inanılmaz
— too implausible to be credible
Ukrainian:
неймові́рний
(nejmovírnyj)
— too implausible to be credible
Vietnamese:
khó tin
— too implausible to be credible