implausible

adjective

(ˌ)im-ˈplȯ-zə-bəl How to pronounce implausible (audio)
Definition of implausiblenext
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 Such an achievement had looked implausible for Zverev’s entire career. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 12 July 2026 What happened, Wells' parents say, is a mystery riddled with conflicting stories, implausible explanations and missing details. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 Without superpowers or magic to fall back on, heroes had to rely on little more than implausible levels of ingenuity and resilience, a capacity to dodge bullets/laser fire, and a gift for making the right quip at the right time. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 July 2026 This did not strike me as implausible, given what had happened with Broadwater and all I’d learned about the Police Department at the time, not to mention the sheer volume of assailants and assaults back then. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for implausible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implausible
  1. incredible
  2. incredulous
  3. unlikely
  4. impossible
  5. unconvincing
  6. inconceivable
  7. unbelievable
  8. absurd
Adjective
  • Below, shop nine incredible beauty products straight from her shelf and prepare to get healthy, smooth, and absolutely glowing skin.
    — Olivia Cefalu, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Esponda almost came off the beam on two occasions, but showed incredible fight to salvage the routine.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of incredible
Adjective
  • When provided with the county’s explanation, Johnson was incredulous.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • On several occasions throughout the game, Lakers players were incredulous after calls – or non-calls – from the crew.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Definition of incredulous
Adjective
  • Pulley’s latest balances macro stakes with delightful burgeoning romances and connections between unlikely allies thrown together against the unbelievable.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Kavanaugh may seem an unlikely ally in the fight for greater equality.
    — Charles Grantham, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of unlikely
Adjective
  • After crashing, the plane caught fire, making any rescue impossible, according to ​Peruvian broadcaster RPP.
    — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Manufacturing meth on-island is pretty much impossible — there aren’t many places to hide a meth lab — so most meth that reaches Hawaii comes from the mainland, as is the case with most products consumed on the islands.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of impossible
Adjective
  • Judge Sweeney found this defense unconvincing; the presence of both athletes who stay in school past their NCAA eligibility and incoming freshmen arguably creates more, not less, competition.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This discovery stunned de Man’s colleagues and students, and was particularly traumatic for Derrida, who attempted a tortured but ultimately unconvincing reckoning with what his friend had written as a young man.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of unconvincing
Adjective
  • The Mets were sellers from the cellar of the National League East at this year’s trade deadline, a once-inconceivable turn of events whose inevitability eroded its surprise.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This analogy is strangely anticlimactic and almost consoling, but a pedestrian ending comes with the territory in a scrupulously realistic book about the inconceivable.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Definition of inconceivable
Adjective
  • That could change today after what has been an unbelievable two months for Eala on the court.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • New York is a criminal’s playground, and the loss of our youngest people killed by constant violence is truly unbelievable and unacceptable!
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of unbelievable
Adjective
  • The show explores the darkly absurd side of modern-day male friendship.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Just absurd, and all happening in his first full season in the majors.
    — Matt Piper, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of absurd

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