unbelievably

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unbelievably

adverb more unbelievably · most unbelievably · unbelievablely

  1. In a manner that one does not or cannot believe. He gestured unbelievably. Everyone knew he was faking his illness.
  2. To an extent not to be believed. His face turned unbelievably blue. We realized he was actually choking.
  3. Contrary to expectations, amazingly. Unbelievably, Rudy saved the man's life but got sued for breaking two of his ribs.

Similar: incredibly

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: incredibly, improbably, implausibly, inconceivably, unimaginably, impossibly, incredible, unspeakably, unbearably, unusually, surprisingly, awfully, freakishly, horribly, appallingly, terribly

adverb

Similar: incredibly

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adv in a manner one does not believe

Españolincreíblemente
中文不可信地
Portuguêsinacreditavelmente
Françaisincroyablement
Deutschunglaublich, unglaubwürdig
Italianoincredibilmente
Ελληνικάαπίστευτα apístefta
Русскийневероя́тно neverojátno

adv to an extent not to be believed

Españolincreíblemente
中文难以置信地
Portuguêsinacreditavelmente
Françaisincroyablement, extrêmement, très
Deutschunglaublich
Italianoincredibilmente
Ελληνικάαπίστευτα apístefta
Русскийневероя́тно neverojátno

adv contrary to expectations

Españolincreíblemente
中文难以置信地, 惊人地
Portuguêsinacreditavelmente
Françaisincroyablement
Deutschwunderbarweise
Italianoincredibilmente
Ελληνικάαπίστευτα apístefta, απροσδόκητα aprosdókita
Русскийневероя́тно neverojátno

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@misc{unbelievably_2026,
  title = {unbelievably},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unbelievably},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}