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 a one-two force would make the Warriors a contender to beat any team in a playoff series, something that seemed implausible a couple of weeks ago when Butler tore his ACL.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
His & Hers is a generic mystery that tries hard to shock its audience, but is ultimately both predictable and, with its big twist at the end, laughably implausible.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But the first claim, about the number of the protesters, seemed to me highly implausible.
—Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
For years before the Jaguars arrived in the 1990s, Jacksonville was dismissed as a bargaining-chip city — too small, too regional, too implausible.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
His & Hers is a generic mystery that tries hard to shock its audience, but is ultimately both predictable and, with its big twist at the end, laughably implausible.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But the first claim, about the number of the protesters, seemed to me highly implausible.
—Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
For years before the Jaguars arrived in the 1990s, Jacksonville was dismissed as a bargaining-chip city — too small, too regional, too implausible.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implausible
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Epstein, a career criminal and con artist, saw weakness in the rich and powerful and exploited it, and his emails are an incredible map of elites, and of their wealth and power.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Dazzling floor-to-ceiling windows with incredible skyline views and orange-gold sunrises steal the show—but the interiors are tasteful, glamorous, and luxurious.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The information came from Toyota, a rep explained to the incredulous Siefke.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Canadian curlers looked incredulous and angry.—
STEVE DOUGLAS,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Rufe said the federal government was unlikely to succeed at trial.—
TASSANEE VEJPONGSA,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Even if a blockade in the Strait remains unlikely, disruption caused by a US attack could nevertheless send oil prices even higher, above their the recent gains – perhaps by another $10 a barrel, Tuttle said.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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In the early hours of February 24 2022, standing on the freezing roof of a hotel in Kyiv, the idea that Russia would launch a full-scale assault on Ukraine, despite a troop buildup on the border, still seemed almost impossible to imagine.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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As a skilled legal advocate, Andrew is known for listening first, acting with purpose, and guiding others through systems that often feel impossible to navigate.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Consequently, many experts find the results and interpretations of these studies to be scientifically unconvincing.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The starting point for the record 34-time German champions is that anything less than a domestic double of trophies each season is seen as performing below par, with every unconvincing performance — even in victory — subject to inquest.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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With the exponential rise of deranged talking heads, private prisons, Amazon-like concentration camps, Cop City, local police trained by the Israeli Army, and AI technology to develop inconceivable weapons, the apocalypse does not appear far off.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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What seemed inevitable for Ilia Malinin became inconceivable.—
Bora Erden,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The American hockey player Megan Keller’s slick move to pull the puck past a Canadian defender and score in overtime during the gold-medal game, adding another unbelievable moment to the two teams’ long and perfect rivalry.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
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The unbelievable move came in November 2022, when Welk’s son, Kevin, and his nephew John Fredricks, called a special board meeting to change company rules that no one above the age of 74 should serve as CEO, the complaint states.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Over the past week, a slew of cinematic videos of celebrities and characters in absurd situations have gone viral online, with one commonality –– they were created using a new artificial intelligence tool from Chinese developer ByteDance, sparking anxiety over the fast-evolving capabilities of AI.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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What was turbulent and confused in me came out as absurd and ornate in him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Implausible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implausible. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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