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not | incredible |

As an adverb not

is negates the meaning of the modified verb.

As a conjunction not

is and not.

As an interjection not

is used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.

As a noun not

is unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function.

As an adjective incredible is

too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable.

not

English

(wikipedia not)

Adverb

(-)
  • Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
  • * 1973 , .
    • Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.
    Did you take out the trash? No, I did not .
    Not knowing any better, I went ahead.
  • To no degree
    • That is not red; it's orange.

    Usage notes

    In modern usage, the form do not ...'' (or ''don’t ...'') is preferred to ''... not'' for all but a short list of verbs (is/am/are/was/were, have/has/had, can/could, shall/should, will/would, may/might, need): * They do not''' sow.'' (modern) vs. ''They sow '''not . (KJB) American usage tends to prefer don’t have'' or ''haven’t got'' to ''have not'' or ''haven’t'', except when ''have'' is used as an auxiliary (or in the idiom ''have-not ): * I don’t have a clue'' or ''I haven’t got a clue. (US) * I haven’t a clue'' or ''I haven't got a clue. (outside US) * I haven’t been to Spain. (universal) The verb need is only directly negated when used as an auxiliary, and even this usage is rare in the US. * You don’t need to trouble yourself. (US) * You needn’t trouble yourself. (outside US) * I don’t need any eggs today. (universal) The verb dare can sometimes be directly negated. * I daren't do that.

    Related terms

    * ain't * aren't * can't * cannot * daren't * doesn't * don't * didn't * forget-me-not * hadn't * hasn't * have-not * haven't * isn't * mightn't * needn't * neither * no * nor * not bad * not guilty * not quite * not think * notwithstanding * shan't * shouldn't * wasn't * won't * wouldn't

    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • And .
    • I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken.
    He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple.

    Usage notes

    * The construction “A, not B” is synonymous with the constructions “A, and not B”; “not B, but A”; and “not B, but rather A”.

    Interjection

    not!
  • Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
    • I really like hanging out with my little brother watching ''Barney''... not !
    Sure, you're perfect the way you are... not !

    Synonyms

    * I don't think

    See also

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function.
    • You need a not there to conform with the negative logic of the memory chip.

    Related terms

    * NOR

    See also

    * AND * OR * NAND * XOR

    See also

    * if * then * else * and * or * true * false

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    incredible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable.
  • * 1980 September 16, (w), quoted in William A. Schwartz et al., The Nuclear Seduction: Why the Arms Race Doesn’t Matter—And What Does , University of California Press (1990, 1993), ISBN 0-520-06134-9, page 29:
    • I get lost in what is credible and not credible. This whole thing gets so incredible when you consider wiping out whole nations, it is difficult to establish credibility.
  • * 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, page 796:
    • He therefore found revealed religion incredible in a literal sense, and, as Bayle had done before him, he radically separated morality from the practice of organized religion.
  • Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.
    • He was so wrapped up in watching the incredible special effects that he couldn't keep track of the story.
  • Marvelous; profoundly affecting; wonderful.
    • I had such an incredible slice of pizza last night that I simply can't think about anything else.

    Synonyms

    * unbelievable

    Related terms

    * credibility * credible * creed * incredibility * incredibly