incredibly.

1. To a degree regarded as remarkable, surprising or difficult to imagine.

2. In a way that presents a claim or event as difficult to believe.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• incredibly detailed
• incredibly difficult

On the page

The archive was incredibly detailed, but the crucial year was missing.

The distinction proved incredibly difficult to communicate in the short summary.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Invariable adverb; use more or most only where natural. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence assessment, qualification, argument critique, assumption analysis. Disciplines: argumentation, logic, research interpretation, formal writing. Commonness: moderately common.