as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
the formerly inconceivable idea that humans could land on the moon
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Recent Examples of inconceivable
Given Republicans currently only have slim majorities in the House and Senate, and don't control anything like three-quarters' worth of state legislatures, this would be almost inconceivable unless the GOP makes big gains at the 2026 midterm elections.
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Beyond mere efficiency gains, AI possesses the transformative potential to reconfigure entire business models through the creation of products and services previously inconceivable with conventional AI approaches.
—Indivar Nayyar, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
What soon followed was likely inconceivable to most — even seasoned cyber mavens.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Feats that were once inconceivable are now entirely feasible.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Beyond mere efficiency gains, AI possesses the transformative potential to reconfigure entire business models through the creation of products and services previously inconceivable with conventional AI approaches.
—Indivar Nayyar, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
What soon followed was likely inconceivable to most — even seasoned cyber mavens.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Feats that were once inconceivable are now entirely feasible.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconceivable
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In the fewer than five years since then, the tracks have collectively moved an incredible five million additional equivalent units.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Their outreach is incredible and this event itself has raised over a million dollars over the years.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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Jens Stoltenberg, who was then secretary-general, was incredulous.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Researchers have just confirmed what could be the largest leak ever, with an almost incredulous 16 billion login credentials, including passwords, exposed.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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De-Lin, a fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health, saw some patients who, at 20 weeks of pregnancy, learned that their fetuses had severe anomalies and were unlikely to survive.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
24 June 2025
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Households below those thresholds may qualify for the full tax benefit, but are unlikely to buy an expensive enough car to do so, economists said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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There’s the A-list reckless elder, his upstart protegee (Damson Idris) and a high-octane mission that’s damn near impossible, with lots of speedy action intercut with scenes of its alpha male movie star out of his helmet and grinning for fans.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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All Hurtigruten ships are small enough to access the most scenic fjords and remote locations that are impossible for larger cruise liners to navigate.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
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Only a few years ago, with many NATO members struggling, or not even bothering to struggle, to reach an earlier target of 2 percent, such a commitment would have been unthinkable.—
The Editors,
National Review,
27 June 2025
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Before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, such a strike would have been unthinkable.—
FLORENCE GAUB,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Looking back 160 years ago, the thought of African Americans leading financial institutions that drive affordable housing and wealth creation was nearly unimaginable.—
Lenwood V. Long,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Those years brought new advancements in technology and human ingenuity that were unimaginable at the bottom of the cycle.—
Steve Booren,
Denver Post,
15 June 2025
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That feeling of surprise, the shock of unbelievable graphics being rendered in real time, stood up for the entire game.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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This still is unbelievable – not that those Braves officials continued their epidemic of team-friendly deals with players, but that neither Acuna nor anybody in his financial orbit could see beyond the present.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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“Inconceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconceivable. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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