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Meaning of INCREDIBLE

Pronunciation:  in'kredubul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"
 
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 Synonyms: astounding, dumbfounding, dumfounding, fabulous, improbable, marvellous, marvelous, tall(a), unbelievable, undreamed, undreamed of, undreamt, undreamt of, unimagined
 
 Antonyms: believable, credible
 
 See Also: implausible, incredulous, unconvincing, unthinkable

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In*cred"i*ble\, a. [L. incredibilis: cf. OF.
incredible. See {In-} not, and {Credible}.]
Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and
improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous.
      Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you,
      that God should raise the dead?          --Acts xxvi.
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