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.

Examples of the unthinkable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Deadline has an exclusive first look at the film, co-written by Ponti and Victoria Rose, set in a refugee camp and based on a remarkable true story of two young survivors who fall in love and resolve to do the unthinkable — get married. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 June 2026

Then, the unthinkable happened. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026

After losing Games 2 and 3 in the first round of the playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks, the Knicks did the unthinkable, winning the next 13 playoff games, sweeping both the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the postseason and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 15 June 2026

But then our Marylanders did the unthinkable. — Paul Callahan, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026

Rhymes for the unthinkable

• thinkable