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Spell Bee Word: incredible


Basic Details

Word: Incredible

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: So surprising that it is hard to believe; also, extremely good.

Synonyms: unbelievable, amazing, astonishing, extraordinary

Antonyms: believable, ordinary, credible

How to Spell Incredible

Syllables: in - cred - i - ble

Tricky part: The ending is ible, not able, and the cred part has no a. Incredable and increadible are common.

Watch out for: incredable, increadible, incredibel

Memory tip: In + credible: credible means believable, so incredible means not believable. Credible and incredible both end in ible.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The magician did an incredible trick with a coin.

Example 2: It is incredible that the tiny ant can carry such a big crumb.

Example 3: We had an incredible time at the Rann Utsav.

Fun Fact

The Incredible India campaign, launched by the Indian government in 2002, helped make the word famous with travellers around the world.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) incredible
b) sensable
c) terrable
d) possable

Show answer

a) incredible. Terrible, possible and sensible all end in ible, not able.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: incredible

a) modest
b) boring
c) astonishing
d) ordinary

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c) astonishing. Something astonishing surprises you greatly, just like something incredible.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

increadible

a) a
b) d
c) r
d) e

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a) a. The cred part of incredible has no a, as in credit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these might you call incredible?

a) a cup of plain water
b) a dog that can count to ten
c) an ordinary pencil
d) a closed door

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b) a dog that can count to ten

2. The opposite of incredible is ____.

a) amazing
b) astonishing
c) unbelievable
d) believable

Show answer

d) believable

Associated Words

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