The meaning of INCREDIBLE is too extraordinary and improbable to be believed. How to use incredible in a sentence.

INCREDIBLE definition: so extraordinary as to seem impossible. See examples of incredible used in a sentence.

INCREDIBLE definition: 1. impossible, or very difficult, to believe: 2. extremely good: 3. impossible, or very…. Learn more.

If you describe something or someone as incredible, you like them very much or are impressed by them, because they are extremely or unusually good.

1. so extraordinary as to seem impossible: incredible speed. 2. hard to believe; unbelievable: The book's plot is incredible.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 in•cred•i•ble (in kred′ ə bəl), adj. so extraordinary as to seem impossible: incredible speed. not credible; hard to …

Jan 20, 2026 · 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.