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
Season 2 also doesn’t reset, instead charging forward with implausible quarterly vacations and Nick as a main character in absentia, which leaves a sizable Steve Carell-sized hole with only an unspeaking infant to fill the void.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
An economy with rising GDP and 8% unemployment would have sounded implausible a few years ago.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
His deep dive into the genre left him with some pet peeves, not least the irrational or simply implausible behavior of many horror-movie protagonists.
—Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Women have approximately 15-20 times lower testosterone than men, making significant muscle bulk from creatine physiologically implausible.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
An economy with rising GDP and 8% unemployment would have sounded implausible a few years ago.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
His deep dive into the genre left him with some pet peeves, not least the irrational or simply implausible behavior of many horror-movie protagonists.
—Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Women have approximately 15-20 times lower testosterone than men, making significant muscle bulk from creatine physiologically implausible.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implausible
Adjective
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In an incredible twist of fate, a then-20-year-old Messi was actually photographed holding Yamal as a baby back in 2007.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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In baseball, the incredible comeback of the Mets to beat the Boston Red Sox in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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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
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On several occasions, Lakers players were incredulous after calls — or no-calls — from the crew.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Rodriguez is unlikely to gain the 529 votes needed to surpass Vega, according to county results.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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In 1977, two women living in the United States Embassy in Moscow become unlikely spies.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Here, violence and death are daily occurrences, and getting ahead feels impossible but is always top of mind.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Still, Henry says Musk has a way of clearing hurdles the industry thought impossible.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Yet success can become strangely unconvincing in midlife.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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But sometimes Fiedler is downright unconvincing.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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But that now seems inconceivable because three Democrats dropped out.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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But that now seems inconceivable because three Democrats dropped out.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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During that time, something unbelievable happened — something the National Institutes of Health says only happens to one in 10 million adults a year.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The other thing family brings is a level of commitment that’s unbelievable.—
Dave Knox,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Soon my entire feed was pugs and poodles and beagles and portmanteau blends with absurd names like golden doodle and cavapoo.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Produced by Heavy Lifting Productions in association with 3 Arts Entertainment, Knighted follows a missing person’s case that spirals into an absurd documentary-style exploration of the sinister secrets lurking beneath the enchanting pageantry of a local medieval dinner theatre.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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