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 such a move is not implausible—especially since collective bargaining with college athletes would put an end to antitrust lawsuits over those athletes’ rights.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 July 2025
Identifying these potential crises—the likely and the implausible—is a necessary starting point for any business leader looking to strengthen their crisis communications plan.
—Nicole Tidei, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Some of the more implausible and disputed theories posit that the flight was part of a secret spy mission, that Earhart assumed another identity or that Earhart and Noonan were captured by a foreign government.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 July 2025
But a return to previous stomping grounds seems like an implausible reality.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 3 July 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 July 2025
Identifying these potential crises—the likely and the implausible—is a necessary starting point for any business leader looking to strengthen their crisis communications plan.
—Nicole Tidei, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Some of the more implausible and disputed theories posit that the flight was part of a secret spy mission, that Earhart assumed another identity or that Earhart and Noonan were captured by a foreign government.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 July 2025
But a return to previous stomping grounds seems like an implausible reality.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implausible
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The Encore® family of azaleas stands apart from all others with their incredible reblooming ability, sun tolerance, and cold hardiness.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Hubble Telescope and its Wide Field Camera 3 got an incredible view of the comet named 3I/ATLAS, which came from beyond our solar system, on July 21 when the object was 277 million miles (445 million kilometers) from Earth.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rodríguez looked incredulous at the thought that this was the evidence against him.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
29 July 2025
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When one reporter asked a multi-part question about Epstein and the memo, Bondi began to answer, before an incredulous Trump asked to interrupt the attorney general to offer his own reply.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Any appeal by Patterson was unlikely to succeed, though it could not be ruled out, Beale said on Friday.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
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The virus is transmitted when a mosquito feeds on an infected person and then bites someone else. Dr. Paul Sax, clinical director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, said an outbreak in the U.S. is unlikely.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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That suggests 2014 may have been a tipping point beyond which returning to normal wet-dry cycles may be impossible on human timescales.—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Humanity Protocol, valued at over a billion dollars, uses palm scans to confirm identity so impersonation becomes almost impossible.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The time and date are accurate, and the place, but the rest of it is wholly unconvincing.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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What should have been a spectacular Roland Emmerich-style montage of destruction instead comes off blurry and unconvincing, as Will clicks through short lo-res videos of the attack.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
30 July 2025
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Given that the family has acknowledged trying for decades to plant the Trump flag in the Gulf, these mega-deals are inconceivable without Trump’s Presidency.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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That’s not an inconceivable outcome, even with this interest from Newcastle.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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And the notion of me showing up and asking them for money is still unbelievable to this day.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the plans to evacuate the makeshift camp in the event of a major storm are skimpy and frankly, unbelievable.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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My point wasn’t that men have had a harder time than women — that would be absurd.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
19 Aug. 2025
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Given the already substantial spend on incoming transfers, suggesting the club needs more, possibly sending its spending past the $500 million mark, seems absurd, almost greedy.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Implausible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implausible. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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