Incredibly
What it means
To a degree that feels extraordinary or hard to believe.
Reach for it when adding strong conversational emphasis to a quality or result
The folding shelter is incredibly light for a structure that sleeps eight.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
phenomenally
Fits when exuberant emphasis suits an informal celebration
Careful Phenomenally can make careful reporting sound promotional.
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everyday
amazingly
Fits when wonder at the result should be explicit
Careful Amazingly can feel generic when the reason for surprise is precise.
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warm
Fits when the degree produces pleasure rather than disbelief
Careful Wonderfully does not suit neutral traits such as weight or speed.
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professional
Fits when the degree is unusual and worth measured notice
Careful Remarkably is more restrained and may not carry delighted surprise.
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formal
Fits when comparison with a high standard needs sober wording
Careful Exceptionally sounds evaluative rather than emotionally impressed.
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literary
astonishingly
Fits when the extent genuinely overturns expectations
Careful Astonishingly overstates a result that is strong but unsurprising.
Opposites 3
- slightly
- ordinarily
- believably
Common phrases 3
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incredibly useful
The hand-drawn index proved incredibly useful during the archive move.
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incredibly well
The seedlings adapted incredibly well to the rooftop conditions.
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incredibly rare
This blue mineral is incredibly rare outside the northern ridge.
Word family 1
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Steve Shives, Mid-Atlantic US accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated