unthinkable
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Synonyms
fantastic (also fantastical), implausible, inconceivable, incredible, incredulous, unbelievable, uncompelling, unconceivable, unconvincing, unimaginable
Antonyms
believable, cogitable, conceivable, convincing, credible, creditable, imaginable, plausible, supposable, thinkable
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The scale of this problem is unthinkable—there are at this moment 700 million women alive who were married as children. — Darren Walker, Town & Country, "Princess Mabel of the Netherlands Has Devoted Herself to Ending the Scourge of Child Marriage," 17 Jan. 2017 Such a movie would have been unthinkable in the years after Sept. 11. — Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press, "Review: ‘Skyscraper’ delivers stunts, dumb summer fun," 12 July 2018 But even such a step remains unthinkable in a political world in which Paul Ryan acts exactly like a man who views the president of the United States as his boss. — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Paul Ryan Unaware Constitution Lets Congress Override Presidential Veto," 12 July 2018 Accomplishes feats routinely that are unthinkable for most players. — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, "NBA MVP: Does James Harden or LeBron James have the better case?," 10 Apr. 2018 The crowd, which included families from as far away as Argentina and Ukraine, would have once been unthinkable for Vowell and his congregation. — Robert Downen, Houston Chronicle, "‘Hope’ becomes theme during Seder," 31 Mar. 2018 The strategy makes everyone involved—especially America’s enemies—squarely confront the unthinkable, making a nuclear war too terrible to contemplate, let alone start. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Does America Still Need the Nuclear Triad?," 23 Jan. 2019 Then, the unthinkable: The family’s sport utility vehicle plunged off a 100-foot cliff in Northern California and was discovered on Monday — upside down, engulfed by the waves of the Pacific Ocean. — Matt Stevens And Louis Lucero Ii, BostonGlobe.com, "Family’s SUV plunges off cliff, and death toll feared to be 8," 30 Mar. 2018 The mattress company’s rise illustrates the current staying power of digital direct-to-consumer brands, but this year Casper also tested the limits of retail by selling the unthinkable: sleep itself. — Chavie Lieber, Vox, "A breakdown of this year’s brand winners and losers.," 27 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unthinkable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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