unbelievable
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unbelievable
- /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/
- /bi-/
- /bə-/
Where it comes from
From un- + believable.
adjective more unbelievable · unbelievabler · most unbelievable · unbelievablest
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Not to be believed.
‘Come on, girls,’ said Steve, ‘be honest, we won.’ / ‘Yeah,’ said Raymond, ‘we let you off because you’re girls.’ / ‘You’re unbelievable,’ said Liz. / ‘Well, if we’re unbelievable,’ said Steve, ‘then you’re unbelievabler.’
Similar: beyond belief, incredible, noncredible · Opposite: believable, credible
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Amazing, astonishing; so surprising that one is almost, or figuratively, unable to believe.
The most unbelievable thing happened to me today!
Similar: incredible
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Implausible or improbable.
His excuse seems rather unbelievable.
Similar: improbable, infeasible, unlikely · Opposite: feasible, likely, plausible, probable
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: improbable, implausible, incredible, unlikely, unconvincing, undreamed, unimagined, undreamt, astounding, marvelous, marvellous, fabulous, tall, dumbfounding, dumfounding, undreamed of
Translations
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adj incredible
| Español | increíble |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 信じられない shinjirarenai |
| 中文 | 不可思議 /不可思议 bùkěsīyì |
| Português | inacreditável, incrível |
| Français | incroyable |
| Deutsch | unglaublich |
| Italiano | incredibile |
| Ελληνικά | απίστευτος apísteftos |
| Română | incredibil, de necrezut |
| Русский | невероя́тный neverojátnyj |
| العربية | لا يصدق |
| עברית | לֹא יֵאָמֵן lo yeamén, לֹא יְאֻמַּן כִּי יְסֻפַּר lo y'ummán ki y'suppár |
adj implausible
| 中文 | 難以置信 /难以置信 nányǐzhìxìn |
|---|---|
| Português | inacreditável |
| Français | incroyable |
| Deutsch | unglaubhaft, unglaubwürdig |
| Русский | неправдоподо́бный nepravdopodóbnyj |
Talk about this word "unbelievable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unbelievable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unbelievable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unbelievable "unbelievable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unbelievable.Cite this
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title = {unbelievable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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