incredible
gb/ɪŋkɹˈɛdəbəl/ us/ɪŋkɹˈɛdəbəl/
B1
Angielski
~ 5700
remek, szuper, fantasztikus, kiváló, nagyszerű, hihetetlen, hatalmas, iszonyúan, óriási
B1
1
Schemat użycia:
[something] is incredible
The view from the top of the mountain was absolutely incredible.
You did an incredible job on this presentation.
The concert last night was incredible, and the crowd didn’t stop cheering.
She’s an incredible singer with a very powerful voice.
We had an incredible time on our vacation in Japan.
Przykłady dla uczących się
The movie was incredible, and I want to see it again.
He is an incredible cook and makes great food.
This cake tastes incredible.
The team played an incredible game and won.
Her English is incredible for someone who started last year.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes think 'incredible' always means 'not true' because of the word 'credible'. In modern everyday English, this sense is usually positive and means 'very good' or 'very impressive'. Use it like 'amazing', especially before positive nouns like 'view', 'job', or 'experience'.
Znaczenie
extremely impressive or very good
Kolokacje
incredible experience
|incredible job
|incredible talent
|incredible story
|absolutely incredible
|look incredible
Synonimy
amazing (Very close in meaning; slightly more common in everyday speech.)
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fantastic (Very positive and enthusiastic, often a bit informal.)
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awesome (Informal and very enthusiastic; used a lot in casual speech.)
Antonimy
terrible (Opposite in quality; describes something very bad.)
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ordinary (Opposite in impressiveness; something normal and not special.)
Tematy
emotions
|opinions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
Very, very good, exciting, or impressive.
Extremely impressive, enjoyable, or of very high quality.
B2
2
hihetetlen
B1
Schemat użycia:
it is incredible that [clause]
It’s incredible that no one was hurt in such a serious accident.
Hihetetlen, hogy senki sem sérült meg egy ilyen súlyos balesetben.
The witness told an incredible story that the jury found hard to accept.
A tanú olyan hihetetlen történetet mesélt el, amelyet az esküdtszék nehezen tudott elfogadni.
Given the evidence, his explanation sounds incredible.
The idea that he acted alone is simply incredible.
At first, the discovery seemed incredible, but several studies later confirmed it.
Przykłady dla uczących się
It is incredible that they survived the crash.
Hihetetlen, hogy túlélték a balesetet.
His story was so strange that it sounded incredible.
Olyan furcsa volt a története, hogy hihetetlennek hangzott.
The idea that the child walked ten kilometers alone is incredible.
To many people, space travel was once incredible.
Her sudden change in behavior was almost incredible.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes use this sense in clearly positive situations where they only want to say 'very good'. If you want to show doubt or that something seems too strange to be true, use this meaning. If you only want to praise something, the first sense (very good/impressive) is usually better. Also, 'incredible' here often takes 'that'-clauses: 'It is incredible that he lied,' not *'It is incredible of he lied.'
Znaczenie
hard or impossible to believe
Kolokacje
incredible story
|incredible claim
|incredible coincidence
|almost incredible
|incredible but true
|it seems incredible that
Synonimy
unbelievable (Very close in meaning; can be either positive or negative depending on context.)
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implausible (More formal; stresses that something does not seem reasonable or likely.)
Antonimy
credible (Describes something that can be believed because it seems reasonable or true.)
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believable (Plain opposite; easy to accept as true or real.)
Tematy
thinking
|truth
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
So strange or surprising that you think it cannot be true.
So unlikely or surprising that it is very difficult or impossible to believe.
B2
3
Schemat użycia:
an incredible amount of [something]
She put an incredible amount of work into the project.
Óriási mennyiségű munkát fektetett a projektbe.
He felt an incredible pressure to succeed.
Úgy érezte, óriási nyomás nehezedik rá, hogy sikeres legyen.
We had to travel at incredible speed to arrive on time.
The company has seen an incredible growth in customers this year.
After the surgery, he experienced incredible pain in his leg.
Przykłady dla uczących się
There was an incredible amount of traffic this morning.
Ma reggel óriási volt a forgalom.
The team made an incredible effort to finish on time.
A csapat óriási erőfeszítést tett, hogy időben végezzen.
I feel incredible pressure before big exams.
The singer has an incredible amount of energy on stage.
They spent an incredible amount of money on the house.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes use 'very big' where 'incredible' would sound more natural and stronger, especially with 'amount of', 'pressure', or 'pain'. Also, avoid saying *'so incredible much'; instead use 'an incredible amount of' or 'incredibly much' (though 'an incredible amount of' is more natural).
Znaczenie
extremely large or intense amount
Kolokacje
an incredible amount of
|incredible pressure
|incredible speed
|incredible effort
|incredible pain
|incredible energy
Synonimy
huge (General word for very big size or amount; slightly less strong than 'incredible' in many contexts.)
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enormous (Very large in size or amount; more neutral in tone.)
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immense (Often slightly more formal; emphasizes very great size or intensity.)
Antonimy
small (Opposite in size or amount; describes a low quantity.)
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moderate (Opposite in intensity; describes something that is not very strong or large.)
Tematy
quantity
|intensity
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
Very, very big in number, amount, or strength.
Extremely large in amount, number, or intensity.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
incredible
IPA
GB/ɪŋkɹˈɛdəbəl/
US/ɪŋkɹˈɛdəbəl/
Sylaby i akcent
in - cred - ible (3 sylaby)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cred)
Formy wyrazu
Adjective
- Base: incredible
Rodzina wyrazów
Core family
incredibly
adverb A2
Related words
Advanced or less common
incredulous
adjective
incredulity
noun
incredulously
adverb
Wyrażenia
an incredible amount of
1/ən ɪŋkɹˈɛdəbəl əmˈaʊnt əv/
fixed phrase
very large quantity of something
Used before an uncountable or plural noun to say there is a very, very large quantity of something.
Przykłady
- She has an incredible amount of homework to do tonight.
- The project required an incredible amount of time and money.
- He ate an incredible amount of food at the party.
incredible as it may seem
1/ɪŋkɹˈɛdəbəl ˈæz ˈɪt mˈeɪ sˈim/
fixed phrase
introducing an unlikely-sounding fact
Used to introduce a fact that sounds very strange or hard to believe, but is true.
Przykłady
- Incredible as it may seem, they finished the whole building in six months.
- Incredible as it may seem, he taught himself five languages.
- Incredible as it may seem, the tiny startup soon became a global company.
incredible but true
1/ɪŋkɹˈɛdəbəl bˈʌt tɹˈu/
fixed phrase
surprising fact that is real
Used to say that something sounds very surprising, but it is in fact real or correct.
Przykłady
- It sounds incredible but true: the village has had no crime for three years.
- Incredible but true, the lost ring was found in the garden after ten years.
- The story is incredible but true, according to the police report.
that's incredible
1/ðˈæts ɪŋkɹˈɛdəbəl/
fixed phrase
expressing admiration or amazement
You say this to show that you think something is very surprising, very good, or hard to believe.
Przykłady
- You finished the marathon in under three hours? That’s incredible!
- When she showed me the painting, all I could say was, “That’s incredible.”
- “I just got the job in New York.” “Wow, that’s incredible!”