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# unbelievable

adjective (unbelievable); adverb unbelievably

«unbelievable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Unbelievable means so surprising or strange that it is hard to believe it is true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#m1)
2. (informal) Unbelievable means very good, very bad or very great: the view was unbelievable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#m2)
3. An unbelievable story is one that is not likely to be true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk and stories it shows strong surprise or delight; children say «That's unbelievable!» In news and safety lessons, if an offer seems unbelievable, it may be a trick. Phrases: simply unbelievable, unbelievably lucky, it's unbelievable that…

### Examples

- Our team won 10–0. Unbelievable! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#x1)
- The fireworks were unbelievable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#x2)
- His excuse was unbelievable: a dragon ate his homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#x3)
- It's unbelievable how fast cheetahs can run. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#x4)
- She was unbelievably lucky to find her ring in the sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#x5)
- If a prize sounds unbelievable, it's probably a trick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#x6)
- What happened after this is an almost unbelievable story, but you may read it, dear children, in the chapters that follow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#x7)

### Note

«Un-» + «believe» + «-able». Drop the e: believe → believable. Similar words: incredible, amazing, astonishing. Opposite: believable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unbelievable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unbelievable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unbelievable.html) on Mova free.