incredibly

adverb

in·​cred·​i·​bly (ˌ)in-ˈkre-də-blē How to pronounce incredibly (audio)
Synonyms of incrediblynext
1
: in an incredible manner
2
: extremely
incredibly difficult

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the entrance exam to the elite prep school was incredibly difficult
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Interestingly, these heavy components sit below the center point of the wheel, giving the robot an incredibly low center of gravity. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026 Lots of changes The site where the events took place is incredibly remote, about halfway between Australia and Madagascar, and far south of India. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026 From preparation to suiting up, and doing incredibly precise work with a spacesuit on while floating in the vacuum of space while tethered to the space station, spacewalks are incredibly hard work. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 July 2026 The Los Angeles Dodgers have an incredibly bright future that is likely to get even better when Josue De Paula joins them. — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for incredibly

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First Known Use

circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of incredibly was circa 1500

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