Meaning & use

unbelievably

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To a degree that is difficult to believe; extremely.

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The concert tickets were unbelievably expensive.

She stayed unbelievably calm during the emergency.

A note on using this word

Used as an intensifier before adjectives, similar to 'incredibly,' rather than to literally question believability.

Words with a similar meaning

incrediblyastonishingly

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