unbelievably
107
3.7
- adverb
- /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbli/
:
increíblemente
- I am so unbelievably tired and cold.
- so unbelievably
- almost unbelievably
I think these are unbelievably well edited YouTube videos.
- I think these are unbelievably well edited YouTube videos.
- So I think I'd just go with something unbelievably simple like that.
- And I thought he was unbelievably humble for his power.
- They can shape them in unbelievably disproportionate ways.
- Like, I'm just, I'm unbelievably struggling with people complaining.
- And it was, it was unbelievably good that we were left alone.
- Don't forget how unbelievably dangerous nuclear weapons are.
- And the habit of not doing things is unbelievably difficult to get past.
- I am so unbelievably curious about all of it.
- Man, oh man, so unbelievably awesome right there.
- We're on the back end of like this unbelievably divisive election.
- So his ideas are unbelievably profitable for the community.
Examples
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It is the most unbelievably beautiful and fresh Sunday.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we are here to celebrate an unbelievably loving human being, Adam Sandler.
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And it was, it was unbelievably good that we were left alone.
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So imagine how unbelievably powerful that theory is.
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Everything has become unbelievably hard.
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I'm in real estate, and right now the market is just unbelievably bad.
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The surprise of the unexpected and the challenge it presented to me as a writer were unbelievably exciting.
Academic text (1999) -
A dog's nose is unbelievably sensitive, capable of taking in a wide variety of smells.
Academic text (2017) -
I think Tim Ferriss is unbelievably good at creating a podcast.
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The view from the mountain was unbelievably beautiful, taking our breath away.
Synonyms
272
2.5
In a way that people do not expect
184
3.5
To a very unusual or surprising degree
172
2.8
In a way that is very surprising and hard to believe
137
3.9
To a much higher level than usual
122
2.3
In a way that causes surprise or wonder
62
5.9
In a very surprising way that seems impossible
38
4.8
In a way that surprises or upsets people a lot
21
4.0
In a way that makes people very surprised
17
5.2
To a very great degree
14
7.7
In a very unusual and surprising way
12
4.4
In a strange or unexpected way
10
5.3
To a much higher level than usual
8
5.6
In a way that makes people feel very surprised
8
6.8
To a degree that is very hard to believe
8
6.8
Very much in a way that is hard to describe
7
6.7
To a very surprising degree that is hard to believe
6
4.3
Making people feel very surprised
6
6.4
In a way that seems very unlikely to happen or hard to believe
5
6.9
In a way that is strange, surprising, and hard to explain
4
6.5
In a way that is so strong it is hard to put into words
2
6.1
In a very impressive way that surprises people
2
9.2
In a way that makes people very surprised or impressed
2
7.7
In a way that is very hard to imagine
1
8.2
In a way that is so great it cannot be understood or believed
1
8.2
Seems very strange and different from what people expect
1
8.4
In a way that is very surprising and hard to understand
1
7.5
An amount so great you cannot imagine
1
7.7
Very much in a way that words cannot describe
1
7.5
In a way that is hard to believe
1
9.8
So great that you cannot find words to describe it
In a very strange way that feels surprising
Antonyms
How Believable
Surface Forms
Morphology
unbelievably = unbelievable (semi-transparent) = un + believe + able + ly
Forming an adverb with -ly is transparent, but the adjective 'unbelievable' often functions as a pragmatic intensifier ('extremely'), so the sense is shifted from a literal 'not able to be believed'.
Etymology
Unbelievably is built from un- ('not'), the verb believe ('to accept as true'), and -ly ('in a ... way'), so it literally says 'in a not-believable way'. So, unbelievably means 'in a way that is not easy to believe' or 'so surprising or extreme'.