IMPLAUSIBLE Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

implausible

adjective

(ˌ)im-ˈplȯ-zə-bəl

Definition of implausible

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 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 Instead, and through no fault of any of the actors, this development feels more like an implausible stretch and a cheap way to introduce more chaos into the picture. — Elena Lazic, Variety, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for implausible

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Adjective

For kids and teens, this can be an incredible way to experience the world up close and personal with the familiarity and comfort that comes from your hotel traveling with you.

— Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
The night sky has incredible depth, and there's nowhere better to learn how to appreciate that than when gazing at the Summer Triangle.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of incredible

Adjective

The memorandum from the group, which is a conservative nonprofit that advocates for free speech, also said the DAR was unlikely to be in danger of losing its tax-exempt status by not allowing transgender members.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Reluctantly drawn back into the sport, Randall becomes an unlikely mentor whose guidance helps shape a new generation of athletes while forcing him to confront his own unfinished journey.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 July 2026

Definition of unlikely

Adjective

Atomix, with just fourteen seats along its chef’s counter, has never been easy to book, but, in the age of reservation scalpers and oligarch concierges, getting a table there has become functionally impossible.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 26 July 2026
When Black voters faced threats of violence at the ballot box, the community showed up in numbers that were impossible to ignore.

— Kyle Lierman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of impossible

Adjective

This is not to say that the journey Nolan takes is not worthwhile, nor Damon’s performance is unconvincing.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 July 2026
Throughout the hearing, Kaufman tried to backpedal on his comments about vaccines, but his responses were unconvincing.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

Definition of unconvincing

Adjective

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
The major innovation of pocket books became the big selling point of Casa Editorial Maucci, which saw its products sell at an inconceivable rate, spreading like wildfire.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of inconceivable

Adjective

The real reason is that his report is an unfocused jumble of personal testimony, with no evident attempt to corroborate the lurid and sometimes unbelievable accusations made by anonymous sources.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
There are two unbelievable bargains hidden in the fine print of the Connecticut Pizza & Brew Fest to take place August 2 at Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of unbelievable

Adjective

That’s absurd for a company generating $14 billion in yearly free cash flow.

— Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
In some ways, watching this late-career Messi has become just as compelling an experience as watching the one who recorded a quite absurd 91 goals and 22 assists for Barcelona and Argentina in 2012.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of absurd

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