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Prepositions after adjectives

Incredible with different prepositions

Incredible is commonly used with for to describe a quality or purpose, and with to before a person reacting to something. Incredible in is used for skill or ability in an area.

Quick answer

Which preposition fits after incredible?

Use incredible for when describing suitability or a special quality. Use incredible to when something seems amazing to someone. Use incredible in when referring to ability in a field or activity.

She has an incredible for memory for names.
The result was incredible to the researchers.
He is incredible in difficult situations.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
incredible for + quality/purpose

Special ability or suitability

Use incredible for to describe an impressive quality, use, or effect.

This software is incredible for team projects.
She has an incredible talent for languages.
2
incredible to + person

Something seems amazing to someone

Use incredible to before a person experiencing surprise or admiration.

The news was incredible to everyone in the office.
It seemed incredible to me at first.
3
incredible in + area

Ability in a field or situation

Use incredible in to describe strong performance within an activity or environment.

She is incredible in negotiations.
The team was incredible in the final minutes.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
incredible for
This camera is incredible for travel.
excellent or very suitable for a purpose
incredible to
The discovery was incredible to the scientists.
surprising or hard to believe for someone
incredible in
He is incredible in stressful situations.
highly skilled or impressive within an area
incredible at
She is incredible at chess.
common alternative for skills and activities

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using incredible to for skills

Use at or in when describing ability.

✕ She is incredible to mathematics. ✓ She is incredible at mathematics.

Confusing for and to

For expresses purpose or suitability; to expresses a person's reaction.

✕ The app is incredible to students. ✓ The app is incredible for students.

Using in with a person instead of an activity

In usually introduces a field, situation, or activity.

✕ The idea was incredible in me. ✓ The idea was incredible to me.

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. This tool is incredible ___ beginners.
2. The ending was incredible ___ the audience.
3. She is incredible ___ crisis management.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I say incredible at instead of incredible in?

Yes. Incredible at is very common for skills and activities such as sports or subjects.

Is incredible to always about people?

Usually, yes. It describes how something appears to a person or group.

What does incredible for mean?

It usually means very effective, suitable, or impressive for a purpose or group.

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