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
And whenever the plot seems too implausible, the superb performances of Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning keep things anchored to emotional reality.
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
What To Know Holland told The Sunday Times that the discussion of suspects will begin with the most implausible, including Queen Victoria’s grandson, Prince Albert Victor, and her physician, Sir William Gull.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
So with no external oversight, and both its political class and military implicated, Guinea-Bissau now faces an implausible path back to constitutional rule.
—Tomi Oladipo, semafor.com, 1 Dec. 2025
The idea of an alternative became even more implausible after the United States’ apparent victory in the Cold War, whereupon history itself seemed to end in American-style democracy and capitalism.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
What To Know Holland told The Sunday Times that the discussion of suspects will begin with the most implausible, including Queen Victoria’s grandson, Prince Albert Victor, and her physician, Sir William Gull.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
So with no external oversight, and both its political class and military implicated, Guinea-Bissau now faces an implausible path back to constitutional rule.
—Tomi Oladipo, semafor.com, 1 Dec. 2025
The idea of an alternative became even more implausible after the United States’ apparent victory in the Cold War, whereupon history itself seemed to end in American-style democracy and capitalism.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implausible
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First, of course, is Nakache’s incredible resilience in the face of the demons of his past, which stem from the greater history of his country.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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There were some incredible individual seasons across positions like San Francisco RB Christian McCaffrey, Seattle WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cleveland DE Myles Garrett.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Warriors coach Steve Kerr was incredulous that a foul was called in a late-game situation such as that.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2025
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Advocates were incredulous and disappointed, as was DeSilva’s family who was under the impression the deal would be more substantive.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Dec. 2025
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The move marks a departure from past administrations, which have typically moved quickly to open Justice Department civil rights reviews of fatal encounters involving law enforcement, even when criminal charges were considered unlikely.—
Greg Wehner , Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Oval Office’s plan to force the Fed into submission is unlikely to work, Wall Street believes.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The shearling accent of the Arizona Suede Sandal lines the entire insole, combining the already comfortable footbed with a cloud-like, plush softness that makes taking these off impossible.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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Moriarty maintains that assessing whether charges are necessary would not be impossible despite the limitations.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Yet Hiller’s latest equivocating mea culpa, with the now-familiar language of hardship and defeatism so unbecoming of a professional hockey team, rang unconvincing.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Unfortunately, with almost no chemistry between them, they’re lost in a sea of unconvincing misdirections that should have been a 90-minute feature, if that.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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As much as his ability to land the inconceivable, Malinin’s great strength has always been the imagination and courage to take his skating to places few even considered, let alone dared to reach for.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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In this context, misbehavior was almost inconceivable for the García children.—
Jordan Salama,
New Yorker,
30 Dec. 2025
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Or in the exaggerated, almost unbelievable stories told by aging fans who swore college football once had a soul, an edge and an attitude that rattled authority.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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Indiana, the losingest program in college football history, can cap an unbelievable two-year run under coach Curt Cignetti.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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After the first Roundtable, Survivor stalwart Rob Cesternino — perhaps clued in by Candiace’s absurd conga line ploy to get people out of the kitchen — sniffed out that a murder in plain sight could be happening.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Contrary to what many may think, the researchers found no correlation between a person’s level of education and their capacity to believe in absurd conspiracies.—
Joe Wilkins Published Jan 8,
Futurism,
8 Jan. 2026
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