unbelievable

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/
adj Freq #2251

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    So surprising or extreme that it is hard to believe; amazing.

    The most unbelievable thing happened to me today.

  2. 2
    adj

    Too unlikely to be true; not convincing.

    His excuse for being late seemed rather unbelievable.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · so surprising or extreme... incredible
2 adj · too unlikely to be true;... improbableunlikelyunconvincing
Word family
Derived forms superunbelievableunbelievabilityunbelievablenessunbelievably
Related forms beliefbelieve

Etymology

From un- + believable.

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