implausible
adjective
im·plau·si·ble
(ˌ)im-ˈplȯ-zə-bəl 
: not plausible : provoking disbelief
an implausible excuse
Examples of implausible in a Sentence
She's been making implausible claims.
He gave an implausible excuse for showing up late for work.
The novel has an implausible ending.
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Pages made the scenario his own by pulling off an implausible catch in the most riveting of moments against the Toronto Blue Jays, while extending the 2025 MLB season into extra innings.
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Barring six or seven victories in that time — a prospect that sits somewhere between highly implausible and impossible — those fixtures will count for nothing in sporting terms.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Barring six or seven victories in that time — a prospect that sits somewhere between highly implausible and impossible — those fixtures will count for nothing in sporting terms.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
This may have seemed implausible weeks ago.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
This makes regime change implausible.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Implausible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implausible. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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