Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

too good to be true

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English

Syllables: too -good -to be true
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy.

Example Sentences

"He wants to give you two million dollars? That's just too good to be true!"
"Remember the old saying that if something looks too good to be true, then it almost certainly is?"

Phrases

cognitive bias

Frequently Paired Words

cognitive bias

Synonyms

too good to last

Questions

What does too good to be true mean?: Appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy.

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