unimaginable

adjective

un·​imag·​in·​able
ˌən-ə-ˈmaj-nə-bəl,
-ˈma-jə- How to pronounce unimaginable (audio)
: not imaginable or comprehensible
unimaginable horror
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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Linking modern and ancient life, Below the Clouds alights on a specific region yet feels connected to everyone’s contemporary moment—the contemplation of the unimaginable nestled within our daily existence. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025 Final Fantasy and related video game franchises are nearly unimaginable without Castle in the Sky, which had a foundational influence on the steampunk genre as a whole. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Such a temperature seems unimaginable in human experience, and indeed this temperature is too hot to be true. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Here, for children living in these villages, the horror is unimaginable. Susan Mathison, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unimaginable

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

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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 20 Aug. 2025.

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