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unimaginable

adjective

un·​imag·​in·​able
ˌən-ə-ˈmaj-nə-bəl
-ˈma-jə- How to pronounce unimaginable (audio)
: not imaginable or comprehensible
unimaginable horror
technology that was unimaginable only a few years ago
unimaginably
ˌən-ə-ˈmaj-nə-blē
-ˈma-jə How to pronounce unimaginable (audio)
adverb

Examples of unimaginable in a Sentence

the unimaginable horrors of war a disaster of almost unimaginable proportions This technology would have been unimaginable five years ago.
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Told through the eyes of his fiancée Nicole Paultre Bell, the film chronicles her determination to transform unimaginable pain into purpose and a call for change. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2025 The court's minority conservative justices blasted the creation of the three-judge panels as unimaginable political maneuvering designed to benefit Democrats. CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025 The loss the Sweeten family is experiencing is unimaginable. Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025 The four lawsuits, filed last week, are the first attempt by grieving parents to seek accountability for the flood that turned a haven of faith and childhood friendships into a scene of unimaginable loss. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unimaginable

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unimaginable was in 1611

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“Unimaginable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimaginable. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

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