UNBELIEVABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of unbelievable in English

(Definition of unbelievable from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of unbelievable from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of unbelievable

unbelievable
Apparently, the petitioners found it unbelievable the delegate would simply fail to respond to their petition.
If the span were trebled, to an unbelievable dimension of nearly 100m, with the member sizes increased in proportion, then the nominal stresses would be increased by only 75%.
We made the point that some of the evidence was so fantastic that it was unbelievable.
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On their side, the national governments habitually fall into the trap with such unbelievable facility that it can only conceal voluntary renunciations.
There is still an unbelievable complexity of fares.
The final prices differ so much that you can end up with some unbelievable situations.
What is unbelievable today is the sheer hypocrisy of a party that has such a catalogue of ropy practices in local government.
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We have all admired their courage, their discipline and their unbelievable patience.
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The difference is so enormous as to be almost unbelievable.
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At the peak of the work, and at one time—this is unbelievable—1,000 consultants from 67 firms were employed, at a total cost of £360 million.
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The idea that this country would put up with those problems and not have constant turmoil on the streets is unbelievable.
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The school has done brilliant work, achieving results with students who have had the most unbelievable difficulties.
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Their struggle is unbelievable—in many ways, beyond the imagination of many of us.
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There was unbelievable extravagance, and the absurd feeling that if you paid £50,000 for something it was worth £50,000.
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We are not desired to have any advantage from having been successful in war, after having been attacked in circumstances of almost unbelievable aggression.
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Translations of unbelievable

in Chinese (Traditional)
驚人的, 令人震驚的,難以置信的, 不可能的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
惊人的, 令人震惊的,难以置信的, 不可能的…
in Spanish
increíble, increíble [masculine-feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
inacreditável, incrível…
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अविश्वसनीय…
信じられない, 信(しん)じられない, 信(しん)じがたい…
inanılmaz, hayret verici, şaşırtıcı…
incroyable…
increïble…
ongelooflijk…
மிகவும் ஆச்சரியம், சாத்தியமில்லை என்பதால் நம்ப முடியாதது…
अकल्पनीय, अत्यंत आश्चर्यजनक, अविश्वसनीय…
માનવામાં ન આવે તેવું, અતુલ્ય…
utrolig…
otrolig…
luar biasa…
unglaublich…
utrolig, ubegripelig…
ناقابلِ یقین, انتہائی حیرت انگیز…
неймовірний…
невероятный, неправдоподобный…
నమ్మశక్యం కానిది, నమ్మలేనంత…
لا يُصَدَّق…
অবিশ্বাস্য…
neuvěřitelný…
luar biasa…
ซึ่งไม่น่าจะเป็นไปได้…
không thể tin được…
niewiarygodny, niesamowity, nie do uwierzenia…
믿을 수 없는…
incredibile…
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to make it difficult for someone to achieve something they had planned to do

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