also: あんびりーばぼー · あんびりばぼー · あんびりばぶる
na-adjective
Loanword from English, used as a na-adjective in Japanese. Often expresses strong surprise or amazement, similar to 'unbelievable!' in English. Common in casual speech and media.
その話はアンビリーバブルだね。
That story is unbelievable, isn't it?
アンビリーバブルな出来事だった。
It was an unbelievable event.
Native Japanese equivalent meaning 'unbelievable' or 'can't believe'. More neutral in register and widely used in both formal and casual contexts.
Means 'impossible' or 'unthinkable'. Often used to express strong disbelief or rejection of a situation.
Borrowed from English 'unbelievable'. The variant spellings reflect different attempts to capture the English pronunciation in katakana, with アンビリーバボー/アンビリバボー adding a more emphatic or playful ending.