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# unbelievable

«unbelievable» in Mova's school dictionary: **so surprising or strange that it is hard to believe it is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (unbelievable); adverb unbelievably

### meaning for a pupil

1) Unbelievable means so surprising or strange that it is hard to believe it is true. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#m3)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#x1)
- The fireworks were unbelievable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#x2)
- His excuse was unbelievable: a dragon ate his homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#x3)
- It's unbelievable how fast cheetahs can run. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#x4)
- She was unbelievably lucky to find her ring in the sand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/#x5)
- If a prize sounds unbelievable, it's probably a trick. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [A "tall tale" is an invented, unbelievable story.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/28-stealing-and-lying/19/)
- [And some true facts sound unbelievable — a science book is not a playground boast.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/language/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unbelievable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unbelievable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.