incredible

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English incredible, from Latin incrēdibilis (“that cannot be believed”), from in- (“not”) + crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”), equivalent to in- +‎ credible. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbəl/ (US) enPR: ĭngkrĕ'dəbəl, IPA(key): /ɪŋˈkɹɛdəbəl/, [ɪ̈ŋˈkɹ̥ʷɛɾəbəɫ], [ɪ̈ŋˈkɹ̥ʷɛɾəbɫ̩] Rhymes: -ɛdɪbəl === Adjective === incredible (comparative more incredible, superlative most incredible) (literal) Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief. [from 15th c.] Synonyms: noncredible, unbelievable Antonyms: believable, credible 1980 September 16, Senator John Glenn, quoted in William A. Schwartz et al., The Nuclear Seduction: Why the Arms Race Doesn’t Matter—And What Does, University of California Press (1990, 1993), →ISBN, page 29: I get lost in what is credible and not credible. This whole thing gets so incredible when you consider wiping out whole nations, it is difficult to establish credibility. (figurative) Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring. Synonyms: awesome, unbelievable Coordinate term: noncredible (figurative) Marvellous; profoundly affecting; wonderful; excellent. Synonyms: awesome, unbelievable Coordinate term: noncredible ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====