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incredibly

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ɪnˈkredəbli/

incredibly means: To a very great degree.

adverb

EXTREMELYB1

To a very great degree.

  • The soup is incredibly hot.
  • She was incredibly kind to us.
  • How did you finish that incredibly difficult puzzle?

Similar words: extremely, very, really

Common phrases: incredibly hot, incredibly useful, incredibly difficult

SURPRISINGLYB2

Used to say that something surprising or hard to believe is actually true.

  • Incredibly, nobody was hurt.
  • Incredibly, she found her ring in the snow.
  • He had lost his passport but, incredibly, still caught the flight.

Similar words: amazingly, astonishingly

Common phrases: incredibly enough, incredibly he survived

BEYOND BELIEFC1

In a way that is very difficult to believe or accept as possible.

  • His story sounded incredibly farfetched.
  • The events were described incredibly, as if magic had caused them.
  • The hero survived in an incredibly implausible way.

Similar words: unbelievably

Opposites: believably

Common phrases: incredibly farfetched, incredibly implausible

Questions about incredibly

What does incredibly mean?

To a very great degree.

What is incredibly in other languages?

Türkçe: çok · Español: increíblemente · Français: incroyablement · Deutsch: unglaublich · Italiano: incredibilmente · 日本語: 非常に

How do you pronounce incredibly?

It is pronounced /ɪnˈkredəbli/.

How do you use incredibly in a sentence?

The soup is incredibly hot. She was incredibly kind to us.

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