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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In a game filled with numbers, statistical models and detailed projections, sometimes the unthinkable, the unfathomable, still happens. Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 14 May 2025 The action thriller, which will publish by Little, Brown and Company in September, follows five members of a billionaire’s family, kidnapped at the same moment, from different locations—for the unthinkable ransom of a billion dollars. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025 Rebekka Card was nursing her 4-month-old son, Hayden, when the unthinkable happened. Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 5 July 2025 That headline ran across a shocking image showing the unthinkable: the San Jacinto Monument, commemorating the battle that won the Texas Revolution, had collapsed. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 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 23 Jul. 2025.

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