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unbelievability

unbelievability

7.0
The quality of being impossible to accept as true
  • noun
  • /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəˌbɪlɪti/
translation icon : incredulidad
  • The child's story was filled with such unbelievability that none of the adults took him seriously.

Examples

  • The conspiracy theory's unbelievability made it hard for anyone to accept it as true.

  • The movie's plot was criticized for its unbelievability and lack of realism.

  • The unbelievability of the magician's tricks amazed the entire audience.

  • Many people questioned the unbelievability of the witness's account.

  • The unbelievability of his story left everyone in shock.

  • Can you believe the unbelievability of that claim?

  • The magician's tricks had an air of unbelievability that left the audience in awe.

Synonyms

implausibility
vsunbelievability
2 8.2

A situation when a story or excuse does not seem true

is stronger meaning nearly impossible rather than just unlikely
incredibility
vsunbelievability
1 8.8

A feeling of not believing something because it seems unlikely

is the broader general quality covering that same impossibility
inconceivability
vsunbelievability
1 9.9

The state of being impossible to imagine or believe

emphasizes disbelief alone rather than imagining or comprehension
implausibleness
vsunbelievability
8.5

A quality that makes people doubt something because it seems untrue

is stronger meaning nearly impossible rather than just unlikely
unrealness
vsunbelievability
  • Informal
7.7

A feeling that something is very impressive or hard to believe

focuses on real impossibility or extreme disbelief rather than impression

Antonyms

How much something seems true or real to people

How Believable

credibility
462 4.0
unbelievability
7.0
impossibility
37 5.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

unbelievability = unbelievable (transparent) = un + believe + able + ity

The noun is formed in a regular way from the adjective 'unbelievable' with the suffix '-ity'.

Etymology

Unbelievability is built from the familiar verb believe plus the negative prefix un- ('not') and the ending -ability ('can' or 'ability'). So, unbelievability is the 'quality of not being able to be believed', meaning something that is very hard to accept as true.