INCREDIBILITY Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

incredibility

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Definition of incredibility

as in implausibility

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Noun

The story teeters on implausibility in turn after turn.

— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
Some might contend that this seeming implausibility is very much to the film’s point, insofar as many shooters’ identities have taken their communities by surprise.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of implausibility

Noun

Nefarious actors have long been keen to fill the gap through what international law describes as coercion, deception and abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability.

— Robert P. George, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026
The suspect, identified as 58-year-old Zishan Zeng, was charged with two counts of elder exploitation and two counts of theft by deception.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of deception

Noun

Even the modern reestablishment of Israel is telling of the hypocrisy of the Arab world.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Alexander Skarsgård and Olivia Colman play bizarro newlyweds in a naughty parable about lust, jealousy and moral hypocrisy.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hypocrisy

Noun

That these sort of games, with their duplicity, hypocrisies and teary moments of tenderness, are popular is beyond question, and that is certainly how viewers are invited to watch.

— Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
David Sacks, former tech investor and White House AI and crypto czar, has an excellent counterpoint that could explain the apparent duplicity of Dario's manifesto.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of duplicity

Noun

Sondheim’s worst songs are dragged down by uplift, whose insincerity shines right through.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
It was made that much worse when several cast members laughed at her insincerity and Maddi Reese interrupted it several times because there was a stray cat nearby that terrified her.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 May 2026

Definition of insincerity

Noun

The smoothness of Knock Knock echoes through the rolling mid-tempo grooves of Stiltz’s unshowy arrangements, featuring drifting pedal steel from Theo Stocks and tasteful embellishments from Ana Roxanne on piano and vocals.

— Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
Manufacturers are switching to different materials, trading smoothness for safety.

— Margaret Hetherman, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of smoothness

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