INCREDIBLY Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

incredibly

adverb

(ˌ)in-ˈkre-də-blē

Definition of incredibly

as in extremely

to a great degree the entrance exam to the elite prep school was incredibly difficult

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Recent Examples of incredibly Cavern guides are incredibly knowledgeable and committed to protecting the integrity of the cave environment while showing guests a great time. — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 4 July 2026 Dan, your schedule is incredibly busy with this, Rick and Morty, Krapopolis and execing on Haunted Hotel. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026 Mbappé almost sealed the deal in the 97th minute, firing two powerful shots at the Albirroja goal, but Paraguay keeper Gill did incredibly well to stop both efforts. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 As if a World Cup final wouldn’t be enough, a France-Argentina meeting could also be for the Golden Boot with Messi and Mbappé in an incredibly tight and competitive race so far. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for incredibly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for incredibly

Adverb

The team turned to the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, a stadium-sized synchrotron facility that produces extremely bright X-ray beams.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Teasing out the impact of a small dose of radiation that occurs in addition to all those other exposures is extremely challenging, and the impact of extremely low exposures has not been decisively demonstrated.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

Definition of extremely

Adverb

Despite consuming mass quantities of high-calorie foods during competition season, most professional competitive eaters are very lean.

— Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Music icon Taylor Swift and football star Travis Kelce, who announced their engagement in August 2025, are anticipated to tie the knot very soon.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of very

Adverb

But everyone on the Spurs shot terribly from deep in the clutch.

— Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Wonderfully and terribly, everything does happen for Maddie after her adoring bear of a husband, Jake (Eric Rahill), makes a cooking video of her that goes massively viral.

— Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of terribly

Adverb

New reads abound for your vacation tote throughout the weeks of July, with fiction picks featuring a Carnival cruise casualty, a highly entertaining jewel heist at the Waldorf-Astoria, and a Soviet-era madcap adventure.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
This cucumber-and-onion dip meshes both flavors from the beloved Southern appetizers to make a zesty, creamy dish that will be highly appreciated at any party.

— Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

Definition of highly

Adverb

Traditional studios might adopt Chinese models for some preproduction tasks such as concepting, but the geopolitical and intellectual property risks for commercial generations are too prohibitive.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
His father, Brian Cohn, jumped into the pool to try to pull him out, but the suction from the drain was too strong.

— Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of too

Adverb

Valentine also testified that the FDA encourages infant formula companies to send in all adverse event reports and that nothing prevented Mead Johnson from doing so.

— David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The World Cup brings fans from around the world together and on game day, so does public transportation.

— Kenny Choi, CBS News, 2 July 2026

Definition of so

Adverb

Listening to Gish, recently reissued on vinyl for its 35th anniversary, is a good reminder that the Smashing Pumpkins started out a damned fine rock band.

— David Harris, SPIN, 2 June 2026
But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026