as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
the terrorist attacks generated a whole passel of implausible conspiracy theories that dishonor the memory of those who perished
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Recent Examples of implausible
But in radically transforming attitudes both within the club and towards the club over the last two years, PSG have already pulled off an implausible win.
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Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Netflix’s surprisingly fun (if totally implausible) Carry-On, which boasts an 87% critic score and a 52% audience score.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
After a barn-burner of a premiere, subsequent episodes struggle to establish a discernible mystery and instead rely on excessive violence and implausible chaos to distract viewers from a stagnant story engine.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Because Downey’s Holmes is more manic than usual, Watson has to look out for him more actively — this greater concern for survival is a good fit for the beautifully implausible action sequences in which Ritchie indulges.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Netflix’s surprisingly fun (if totally implausible) Carry-On, which boasts an 87% critic score and a 52% audience score.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
After a barn-burner of a premiere, subsequent episodes struggle to establish a discernible mystery and instead rely on excessive violence and implausible chaos to distract viewers from a stagnant story engine.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Because Downey’s Holmes is more manic than usual, Watson has to look out for him more actively — this greater concern for survival is a good fit for the beautifully implausible action sequences in which Ritchie indulges.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implausible
Adjective
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Dina’s hair looks incredible the entire time, by the way.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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And Mike Waltz is – has an incredible background and experience.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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Butler was incredulous that Curry – harassed by Houston’s long defenders such as Amen Thompson during a three-point, 1-of-10 shooting night – did not get more foul calls.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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But when President Donald Trump announced an additional 34% universal tariff on Chinese goods on April 2, Zou, who has been exporting to the United States for more than a decade, was incredulous.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Low interest rates are unlikely to return anytime soon.—
Azeem Khan,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The foundation claimed Mexico was unlikely to change its stance when Sheinbaum was elected despite the escalating threat from cartels.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
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Meanwhile, a bloc of moderate Republicans is demanding no reductions in Medicaid benefits – a requirement experts say would be impossible to meet while achieving Republicans' spending-cut goals and other GOP priorities.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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The thought of long-term goals like home ownership, starting a family or even retiring one day can feel distant, if not impossible.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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The sources Haslam uses to claim otherwise are also unconvincing because not all sources are created equal.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Apr. 2025
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Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur have played the most minutes in holding midfield but have been unconvincing.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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In terms of achievements that were once equally preposterous and inconceivable 30 years ago, TCU reaching the Sweet 16 in women’s basketball is on the same level as the school making the national title game in football.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2025
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In fact, the superstructure is estimated to hold an almost inconceivable 200 quadrillion (that's 200 followed by 15 zeros) times the mass of the sun and is more than 1.3 billion light-years long, larger than the Milky Way.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The way that Teddy Sinclair wrote the words to those vocals is just unbelievable.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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Thanks to Amazon, this convenient (and nearly unbelievable) way to buy a home is available once again.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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This week’s episode tackles the minefield of casting, as execs melt down over the racial politics of casting their absurd Kool-Aid tentpole.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Once again, that means going to absurd lengths in the quest to facilitate banter between pilots, even if some of those attempts hilariously crash and burn.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
2 May 2025
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“Implausible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implausible. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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