unbelievable
adjective (UNLIKELY) /ˌʌn.bɪˈliː.və.bl̩/Definition
B2 unable to be believed because unlikely: I found most of the characters in the play totally unbelievable.Not believable
(Definition of unbelievable adjective (UNLIKELY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (that's) a likely story! idiom
- a tall tale idiom
- belief noun
- by no stretch of the imagination idiom
- fanciful adjective
- far-fetched adjective
- hard to swallow idiom
- have to be seen to be believed idiom
- I must be hearing things idiom
- implausible adjective
- incredible adjective (DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE)
- incredibly adverb (DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE)
- pass (all) belief idiom
- smell fishy idiom
- the unthinkable idiom
- too good to be true idiom
- unconvincing adjective
- unthinkable adjective
- wash (with sb) idiom
- you're joking! idiom
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