unthinkable
adjective
un·think·able
ˌən-ˈthiŋ-kə-bəl 
1
: not capable of being grasped by the mind
2
: being contrary to what is reasonable, desirable, or probable : being out of the question
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to most people it seemed unthinkable that such a gentle man could be guilty of such awful crimes
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So to be there, back in my home state, to cover something that was just so unthinkable, reprehensible, that's always stayed with me, just talking to people in the days and hours after that tragedy.
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
But Franklin said there needs to be more momentum behind once-unthinkable public measures, like tax credits or loans.
—David Bauder, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
What counted as cheeky fun in 1986 is, rightly, unthinkable now.
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Ten years ago, selling to foreign funds was unthinkable.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
But Franklin said there needs to be more momentum behind once-unthinkable public measures, like tax credits or loans.
—David Bauder, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
What counted as cheeky fun in 1986 is, rightly, unthinkable now.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Ten years ago, selling to foreign funds was unthinkable.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unthinkable
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unthinkable
adjective
un·think·able
ˌən-ˈthiŋ-kə-bəl
ˈən-
: not to be thought of or considered as possible
unthinkable cruelty
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