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
This may have seemed implausible weeks ago.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
This makes regime change implausible.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The conference’s crash-and-burn scenario, while unlikely, is not implausible.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 24 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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Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
This makes regime change implausible.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The conference’s crash-and-burn scenario, while unlikely, is not implausible.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 24 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 Cleveland Guardians have also stacked some early wins, overcoming their below-average offensive production thanks to a pitching staff that has been striking out opposing hitters at an incredible rate.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Highlights include an elegant, compact profile, incredible-feeling low-profile optical switches, a striking mini LCD in the top-right corner, and Elgato Stream Deck integration.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The judge, Cedric Simpson, was incredulous.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Travelers at the airport Monday who heard about the vote were incredulous.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But the supposedly populist initiative, Eyal Press writes, is unlikely to stop establishments from paying servers below the minimum wage.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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This is unlikely to mean a complete retreat from the sporting world, however.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Desire defines the work and is impossible to divorce from our response to it.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Previously, the idea of a pope from the US was deemed impossible because the cardinals would not want to ally the Church with the world’s dominant power.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 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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Five scientists walk into a bar … Welsh starts the story of this unbelievable October night that way – always.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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And then all of these unbelievable actors join.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But all jokes aside, that Howard Stern has not yet been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is, quite frankly, absurd.—
Malina Saval,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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Grief is absurd in the same way humor is absurd.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Implausible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implausible. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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