believe it or not
Strange but factual
Believe it or not introduces something surprising or hard to accept as true: Believe it or not, I've never seen that movie.
The phrase signals that the speaker anticipates skepticism but stands by the claim.
It can appear at the beginning or end of a sentence, and sometimes carries a note of self-deprecation or wonder.
- surprisinglyIn unanticipated manner
- jaw-droppingExtremely surprising or impressive
- like it or notRegardless of preference
- marvelsAstonishing phenomena
- astonishingCausing great wonder
no way · incredulity · amazement · oddities · peculiarities · accepting · mind-blowing · hard to swallow · shocking · as it happens · as luck would have it · ironically · wonders · curious · lo and behold · against all odds · actually · doubt
- story phrasesonce upon a time, happily ever after, the end, long ago, a long time ago
- filler phrasesum, uh, like, you know, I mean
believe it or notas expected
predictably · unsurprisingly · of course · naturally · obviously
believe it or notallegedly
Claimed but unverified
supposedly · reportedly · doubtfully · questionably · verifiably
belief, believe, credit, beliefs, believing, unbelievable, believer, believed, credibility