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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And a pay package once unimaginable is back in play—only now, the number is no longer billions, but a trillion. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025 The technology is beginning to touch nearly every aspect of drug development, creating efficiencies that were once unimaginable. Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 Horror of this scale has the effect of deadening words, making stories of the most unimaginable violence land with a dull thud. Jack Sheehan september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025 His unimaginable situation leaves him with no obvious path forward — a purposeful choice by Ingelsby for a character who’s literally trained in trauma recovery. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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