the unthinkable
noun
: something that one cannot accept, believe, or imagine
especially
: something that is so bad that one does not want to think about it
And then, the unthinkable happened: the car skidded out of control and crashed.
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Then, for the 20th anniversary this year, Undefeated and Jordan Brand did the unthinkable by making the shoe highly available with its first-ever reissue.
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Bigelow takes the unthinkable and puts it right in front of us.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Outrage fades, the unthinkable becomes routine, and the guardrails that protect self-government quietly disappear.
—Aron Solomon
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
The years and months leading up to the unthinkable mass shooting appear fraught with chaos in the shooter's personal life.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Bigelow takes the unthinkable and puts it right in front of us.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Outrage fades, the unthinkable becomes routine, and the guardrails that protect self-government quietly disappear.
—Aron Solomon
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
The years and months leading up to the unthinkable mass shooting appear fraught with chaos in the shooter's personal life.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the unthinkable
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“The unthinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20unthinkable. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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