unbelievable
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 →
2) (informal) Unbelievable means very good, very bad or very great: the view was unbelievable. tree →
3) An unbelievable story is one that is not likely to be true. tree →
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 →
- The fireworks were unbelievable. tree →
- His excuse was unbelievable: a dragon ate his homework. tree →
- It's unbelievable how fast cheetahs can run. tree →
- She was unbelievably lucky to find her ring in the sand. tree →
- If a prize sounds unbelievable, it's probably a trick. tree →
- What happened after this is an almost unbelievable story, but you may read it, dear children, in the chapters that follow. tree →
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.
- And some true facts sound unbelievable — a science book is not a playground boast.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «unbelievable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.