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
Barring six or seven victories in that time — a prospect that sits somewhere between highly implausible and impossible — those fixtures will count for nothing in sporting terms.
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
This may have seemed implausible weeks ago.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
This makes regime change implausible.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
By attempting to disqualify Bianco with attacks designed to excite conservative voters, Hilton may improve his odds of surviving the primary while reinforcing the image that makes a Republican statewide victory in California implausible.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
This may have seemed implausible weeks ago.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
This makes regime change implausible.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
By attempting to disqualify Bianco with attacks designed to excite conservative voters, Hilton may improve his odds of surviving the primary while reinforcing the image that makes a Republican statewide victory in California implausible.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implausible
Adjective
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The Spurs led by as much as 20 in the fourth quarter, which is an incredible turnaround.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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No, that stuff is all incredible and very much the result of good fortune in my career.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His comments prompted jeers and incredulous laughs.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Starmer’s explanation was greeted with jeers from opposition lawmakers, incredulous that the nation’s leader hadn’t known such a crucial piece of information.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Given the Fed's current hold, a sudden drop seems unlikely in the near term, but it's never guaranteed.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Ohm is an unlikely hero, but the nagging mystery gets its hooks into him, and the only way out is through.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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So heavy, in fact, that the Magic crumbled underneath the weight and the tone of the series has changed, and the reasons are impossible to ignore.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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April 20 – May 20 A turning point in your relationships becomes impossible to ignore.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Jurors found those claims unconvincing.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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What once was certain has become an unconvincing maybe.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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At that point, something terrible, something on the scale of the Maidan protests in Ukraine in 2014, is not inconceivable.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The camera quality on Artemis, let alone the ability to livestream the views, was inconceivable during the Apollo era.—
Rebecca Boyle,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Fifty years is really unbelievable.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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So there’s this unbelievable amount of content from which to choose from.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Still absurd to the average person, but a far cry from what Biles paid.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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As paranoia festers and absurd regulations tighten their grip, suspicion replaces love, and truth itself begins to warp.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Implausible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implausible. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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