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UNBELIEVABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Beyond belief or understanding
Example:
the book's plot is simply incredible
Synonyms:
incredible; unbelievable
Classified under:
Similar:
astounding; dumbfounding; dumfounding (bewildering or striking dumb with wonder)
fabulous (barely credible)
improbable; marvellous; marvelous; tall (too improbable to admit of belief)
undreamed; undreamed of; undreamt; undreamt of; unimagined (not imagined even in a dream)
Also:
flimsy; unconvincing (not convincing)
incredulous (not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving)
implausible (having a quality that provokes disbelief)
unthinkable (incapable of being conceived or considered)
Attribute:
believability; credibility; credibleness (the quality of being believable or trustworthy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a probability too low to inspire belief
Synonyms:
improbable; unbelievable; unconvincing; unlikely
Classified under:
Similar:
implausible (having a quality that provokes disbelief)
