: not imaginable or comprehensible
unimaginable horror
technology that was unimaginable only a few years ago
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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Some of its players, many with unimaginable talent and making many millions, go all out.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Andrew went home yesterday evening but has not been charged (in the UK, you can be arrested and detained by the police for 24 hours without being charged), but the once-unimaginable prospect of a member of the Royal Family behind bars now feels a distinct possibility.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
But the resulting product empowers everyone to accomplish feats that were unimaginable just a few years ago.
—Neil Chilson, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
After facing unimaginable loss last year when her family home was badly damaged in the Palisades Fire, Ellen Rudolph was faced with further tragedy months later when her husband died from cancer.
—Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Andrew went home yesterday evening but has not been charged (in the UK, you can be arrested and detained by the police for 24 hours without being charged), but the once-unimaginable prospect of a member of the Royal Family behind bars now feels a distinct possibility.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
But the resulting product empowers everyone to accomplish feats that were unimaginable just a few years ago.
—Neil Chilson, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
After facing unimaginable loss last year when her family home was badly damaged in the Palisades Fire, Ellen Rudolph was faced with further tragedy months later when her husband died from cancer.
—Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Unimaginable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimaginable. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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