incredibly
/ɪnˈkredəbli/adverb
उच्चारण इन्क्रेडब्ली
बेहद, अविश्वसनीय रूप से, अत्यंत
Core word
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extremely
बेहद, अविश्वसनीय रूप से, अत्यंत
- The film was incredibly boring.
- Radhika worked incredibly hard for the exam.
- The mountain air was incredibly fresh.
+ 3 more examples
- Arjun is incredibly talented at drawing.
- The soup was incredibly spicy, and we all needed water.
- It was an incredibly busy week at work.
Synonyms extremely exceptionally remarkably amazingly
Opposite slightly
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used to say that something is difficult to believe
अविश्वसनीय रूप से, आश्चर्यजनक रूप से
- Incredibly, nobody was hurt in the accident.
- Incredibly, the little boy finished the marathon without a single pair of proper running shoes.
- Incredibly, the old clock still works after a hundred years.
+ 2 more examples
- Incredibly, she topped the exam despite being ill for a month.
- Incredibly, the train arrived early for once.
Synonyms amazingly astonishingly unbelievably surprisingly
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
incredibly + adjective
Used as an intensifier meaning extremely, before adjectives of strong feeling or quality.
Intensifier के रूप में इसका अर्थ 'अत्यंत' है और यह प्रबल भाव या गुण वाले adjective से पहले आता है।
- The view from the fort was incredibly beautiful.
- He is incredibly talented.
incredibly + adverb
It can intensify another adverb.
यह किसी दूसरे adverb को भी तीव्र कर सकता है।
- She answered incredibly quickly.
Incredibly, + clause
At the start of a sentence it shows that the writer finds the fact hard to believe.
वाक्य के आरंभ में यह दिखाता है कि लेखक को वह तथ्य विश्वास करने योग्य नहीं लगता।
- Incredibly, nobody was hurt in the crash.
incredibly vs unbelievably
Both mean beyond belief; incredibly is more common in praise, unbelievably in complaint.
दोनों का अर्थ विश्वास से परे है; 'incredibly' प्रशंसा में और 'unbelievably' शिकायत में अधिक आता है।
- The queue was unbelievably long.
+Collocations 5
incredibly + adjective
difficultkindluckyfastexpensive
- The tickets were incredibly expensive during the festival.
incredibly + positive word
talentedgenerousbravebeautifulsuccessful
- The volunteers were incredibly generous with their time.
incredibly + negative word
rudedangerousboringslowtired
- The road is incredibly dangerous after dark.
sentence adverb
Incredibly,Oddly,Surprisingly,Amazingly,
- Incredibly, the team won with one ball to spare.
incredibly + comparative
incredibly cheapincredibly largeincredibly smallincredibly old
- The cave paintings are incredibly old.
“More examples 6
- The paper was incredibly long, but Radhika finished it on time.
प्रश्नपत्र बहुत ही लंबा था, फिर भी राधिका ने उसे समय पर पूरा किया।
- The old temple is incredibly well preserved.
वह पुराना मंदिर आश्चर्यजनक रूप से अच्छी तरह सुरक्षित है।
- It was incredibly hot in Jaipur last June.
पिछले जून में जयपुर में अत्यधिक गर्मी थी।
- Incredibly, he scored a century on his first match.
आश्चर्य की बात है कि उसने अपने पहले ही मैच में शतक बनाया।
- My grandmother is incredibly good at chess.
मेरी दादी शतरंज में अविश्वसनीय रूप से कुशल हैं।
- The students were incredibly quiet during the result announcement.
परिणाम की घोषणा के दौरान विद्यार्थी अत्यंत शांत थे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The food was incredible tasty.
✓ The food was incredibly tasty.
To modify the adjective tasty, an adverb is needed.
Adjective 'tasty' को modify करने के लिए adverb चाहिए, इसलिए 'incredibly' लिखें।
✗ She sang incredible well at the function.
✓ She sang incredibly well at the function.
Well is an adverb, so the intensifier must also be an adverb.
'Well' adverb है, इसलिए उसे तीव्र करने वाला शब्द भी adverb होना चाहिए।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
extremely exceptionally remarkably amazingly astonishingly unbelievably surprisingly
Antonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse incredible (impossible to believe) and incredulous (not willing or able to believe something), so an incredulous person finds a story incredible.
Incredible (अविश्वसनीय) और incredulous (किसी बात पर विश्वास न करने वाला) में भ्रम न करें, इसलिए incredulous व्यक्ति को कोई कहानी incredible लगती है।