IMPLAUSIBLY Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

implausibly

adverb

as in incredibly

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Recent Examples of implausibly Max is accompanied on his adventures by anxious robot C-3PO AB Sitter, and FX, a magical alien masquerading as a toy who can turn the kid's implausibly impressive sand sculptures into fully functioning robots. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 July 2026 Despite being composed of geometric planes, the surface of the RM HJ-02 remains implausibly smooth to the touch. — Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Bewildered by the change, Emily scrambles to restore their bond, implausibly teaching herself piano in a bid to impress her guardian. — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026 When a handful of renderings leaked prematurely, the initial reactions focused on ostensibly vulgar details, especially bronze accents that looked implausibly golden in the renderings and a presidential seal etched on one wall. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026 The morphine concentration was implausibly high because it was fabricated. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 In the summer of 2024, UNICEF’s representative in Congo suggested that 361,000 children might be laboring in mines in southern Congo, though this number seems implausibly high and drew quick opprobrium from Congolese NGOs that work on the issue. — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026 My guide, Nicko Johnson, was a sardonic sage who ushered me into a helicopter that took us deep into the surrounding mountains, tracing the turquoise, implausibly crystalline waters of the Makarora River, and deposited us on a rocky escarpment. — David Amsden, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2024 Aje suggests that Mayra passes over her baby to her when the time comes, and Mayra implausibly agrees. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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Each location was incredibly challenging, but each location was challenging in a different way.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 6 July 2026
Dan, your schedule is incredibly busy with this, Rick and Morty, Krapopolis and execing on Haunted Hotel.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026

Definition of incredibly

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The stakes feel impossibly high, so taking risks with your life—like becoming a writer, or exotic dancing, or rapping—might seem insane when the smart thing to do is keep your head down, work hard, and blend in.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Lionel Messi — Argentina/Inter Miami (position unchanged) Gave us all another iconic moment with an impossibly flawless first touch and finish against Cape Verde to become the first man to score 20 World Cup goals.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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