Origin: Latin suffix -ible
Incredible has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
beyond belief or understanding
"at incredible speed"
"the book's plot is simply incredible"
Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable.
"It was incredible that he managed to convince everyone his invisible dog won the marathon without anyone noticing a single clue."
In plain English: Incredible means something is so amazing that it seems hard to believe.
"The magician's incredible trick left the entire audience speechless."
Usage: Use incredible to describe something so surprising or amazing that it seems impossible to believe, such as an incredible view or an incredible story. Avoid using it simply as a synonym for "very good" when the context requires accuracy about believability.
The word "incredible" comes from the Middle English term, which was borrowed from Latin meaning "that cannot be believed." It originally combined a negative prefix with a root related to believing, creating an opposite of something worthy of belief.