unbelievable

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un|be|liev|able /'ʌnbɪl'iːvəbəl/
1 [ADJ]
If you say that something is unbelievable, you are emphasizing that it is very good, impressive, intense, or extreme.
His guitar solos are just unbelievable...
It was an unbelievable moment when Chris won the gold medal.
= incredible
● unbelievably [ADV] ADV with cl/group
Our car was still going unbelievably well...
He beamed: `Unbelievably, we have now made it to the final twice.'
= incredibly
2 [ADJ] oft it v-link ADJ that
You can use unbelievable to emphasize that you think something is very bad or shocking.
I find it unbelievable that people can accept this sort of behaviour...
= incredible
● unbelievably [ADV] ADV with cl/group
What you did was unbelievably stupid...
Unbelievably, our Government are now planning to close this magnificent institution.
= incredibly, amazingly
3 [ADJ]
If an idea or statement is unbelievable, it seems so unlikely to be true that you cannot believe it.
I still find this story both fascinating and unbelievable...
I know it sounds unbelievable but I never wanted to cheat.
= incredible
● unbelievably [ADV] ADV with cl/group
Lainey was, unbelievably, pregnant again...

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