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unbelievable Definition

un·be·liev·able (-bə lēvə bəl)

adjective

beyond belief; astounding; incredible

unbelievable Related Forms

un′·be·liev·ably adverb

unbelievable Synonyms

unbelievable

modif.

beyond belief, past belief, incredible, inconceivable, staggering, unimaginable, not to be credited, dubious, doubtful, improbable, questionable, implausible, palpably false, unveracious, open to doubt, a bit thick*; see also false 1, 2, 3, unlikely.

Antonyms likely*, believable*, probable.

unbelievable Usage Examples

Preposition: that

people: I find it almost unbelievable that so many people still cling to outdated ancient belief systems.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

find: I find such things unbelievable, without having to make a choice.

Modifies a noun

  • arrogance: That we assume we were made in God's image suggests unbelievable arrogance on our part.
  • feat: There exists an unpaid Lifeboat Service which has carried out numerous unbelievable feats of courage.
  • coincidence: We stayed at the HOB ( House of Blues man ) hotel, which by an unbelievable coincidence was next door to the club.
  • price: Buy now at the unbelievable price of £ 9.99.
  • amount: Think about packing an unbelievable amount of space into a compact exterior.
  • achievement: Now, with our injuries, it would be an unbelievable achievement.

Modifying Another Word

  • almost: The bottom line of Wilson's story is almost unbelievable.
  • absolutely: He was absolutely unbelievable in some of the things he came up with.
  • utterly: How a single plant species could hold the sand in place and mitigate its erosion is utterly unbelievable.
  • truly: Some of the experiences I had were truly unbelievable!
  • totally: In contrast, the escaped convict of 20 years later is totally unbelievable, a larger than life character in every respect.
  • quite: He said: The whole thing is quite unbelievable.

Infinitive complement

  • think: It's almost unbelievable to think that in our shameful history, we were the ones who allowed this to happen.
  • see: It was quite unbelievable to see such a thing happening but oh, so true.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: It seems unbelievable that we will be playing there in a year's time.
  • sound: The more I think about it, the more the things you have been telling me sound unbelievable.
  • find: You can expect a quiet break, with personal attention, mostly at prices that you may find unbelievable.
  • look: Don Peters is at present up to 4 dozen a day, and looks unbelievable.

Browse dictionary entries near unbelievable

  1. unbelief
  2. unbeknown
  3. unbecoming
  4. unbeaten
  5. unbeatable
  6. unbearable
  7. unbated
  8. unbar
  9. unballasted
  10. unbalanced
  1. unbelievably
  2. unbeliever
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  4. unbend
  5. unbending
  6. unbiased
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  8. unbind
  9. unbitted
  10. unblemished