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Amazed vs Unbelievable - What's the difference?

amazed | unbelievable |

As adjectives the difference between amazed and unbelievable

is that amazed is astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised while unbelievable is not to be believed.

As a verb amazed

is (amaze).

amazed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised.
  • *
  • *:And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed .
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=8 citation , passage=It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (head)
  • (amaze)
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    unbelievable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not to be believed.
  • Incredible; so surprising it is almost unable to believe.
  • The most unbelievable thing happened to me today!
    This restaurant makes unbelievable pizza!
  • Implausible or improbable.
  • His excuse seems rather unbelievable .

    Synonyms

    * (incredible ): incredible * (implausible ): implausible, improbable, infeasible, unlikely

    Antonyms

    * (incredible ): believable * (implausible ): feasible, likely, plausible, probable