“Incredibly” is a common adverb, a word that modifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb to provide more detail about how something is done.
If you find yourself frequently using “incredibly” to intensify adjectives (e.g., “incredibly big,” “incredibly beautiful”), you are engaging in a practice known as intensification. Overuse of intensifiers like “incredibly” can make writing or speech seem repetitive or less impactful, which is why finding more precise adjectives, as in your examples, can improve clarity and style.
Words to use instead of incredibly?
- Incredibly angry → Furious
- Incredibly bad → Horrible
- Incredibly beautiful → Gorgeous
- Incredibly big → Enormous
- Incredibly bright → Radiant
- Incredibly calm → Serene
- Incredibly clean → Spotless
- Incredibly close → Intimate
- Incredibly cold → Freezing
- Incredibly complicated → Complex
- Incredibly dark → Pitch-black
- Incredibly dirty → Filthy
- Incredibly easy → Effortless
- Incredibly expensive → Costly
- Incredibly far → Distant
- Incredibly fast → Swift
- Incredibly funny → Hilarious
- Incredibly good → Excellent
- Incredibly happy → Ecstatic
- Incredibly hard → Arduous
- Incredibly high → Lofty
- Incredibly hot → Scorching
- Incredibly hungry → Starving
- Incredibly interesting → Fascinating
- Incredibly large → Vast
- Incredibly lazy → Indolent
- Incredibly little → Tiny
- Incredibly long → Extensive
- Incredibly loud → Deafening
- Incredibly low → Shallow
- Incredibly old → Ancient
- Incredibly poor → Destitute
- Incredibly rich → Wealthy
- Incredibly sad → Heartbroken
- Incredibly short → Brief
- Incredibly simple → Basic
- Incredibly slow → Sluggish
- Incredibly small → Tiny
- Incredibly strong → Forceful
- Incredibly stupid → Idiotic
- Incredibly tall → Towering
- Incredibly thirsty → Parched
- Incredibly tired → Exhausted
- Incredibly ugly → Hideous
- Incredibly valuable → Precious
- Incredibly weak → Frail
- Incredibly young → Youthful