INCREDIBILITY Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

incredibility

noun

Definition of incredibility

as in implausibility

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Noun

The story teeters on implausibility in turn after turn.

— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
Some might contend that this seeming implausibility is very much to the film’s point, insofar as many shooters’ identities have taken their communities by surprise.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of implausibility

Noun

There appears to be no indication the scammer or scammers behind this web of deception are anywhere close to slowing down.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
But Richard Adams Locke, who wrote the series, later claimed that deception wasn’t his goal.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of deception

Noun

Today, young people are increasingly frustrated with the hypocrisy of politicians lecturing them about the virtues of voting while in practice facilitating disengagement.

— David Neil, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Our views on morality and indecency are rife with inconsistency and hypocrisy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of hypocrisy

Noun

Such fraudulence bore only poisoned fruit, swelling overseas bank accounts for the Manchurian candidates who were seeding duplicity into the loam of their nation’s imagination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
This latest act of duplicity is a new low, even for the HFPA.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026

Definition of duplicity

Noun

It was made that much worse when several cast members laughed at her insincerity and Maddi Reese interrupted it several times because there was a stray cat nearby that terrified her.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Allen’s combo of flip insincerity and kindly concern is a terrific treat, recalling Bill Murray at his doofy best.

— Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025

Definition of insincerity

Noun

The easy, and increasingly convincing, fakery of artificial intelligence has arguably supercharged it.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
That’s the deficiency side of integrity—where authenticity gives way to fakery, consistency erodes into unpredictability, and transparency slips into manipulation…But swing too far in the other direction, and the skyscraper becomes overly rigid—too stiff to sway with the wind.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of fakery

Noun

At 6-4, 200 pounds, the corner possesses speed, footwork and the smoothness to match up in any coverage.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
The movement of the natural material in its base contrasts the smoothness of its cushioned top, and the brass detailing adds a hint of fun sparkle.

— Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of smoothness

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