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
Passage of the stopgap in the House marked a major victory for Johnson, and a feat that would have been inconceivable in years prior.
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Firefly’s landing is an incredible achievement, one that would have been inconceivable just a decade ago.
—David A. Deptula, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The almost inconceivable comedy that comes from Mickey 17’s ensemble which includes Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo, and Toni Collette as morally questionable opportunists who seek out greed.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 7 Mar. 2025
Without these government interventions in the market, Bezos' fortune would be inconceivable.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Firefly’s landing is an incredible achievement, one that would have been inconceivable just a decade ago.
—David A. Deptula, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The almost inconceivable comedy that comes from Mickey 17’s ensemble which includes Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo, and Toni Collette as morally questionable opportunists who seek out greed.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 7 Mar. 2025
Without these government interventions in the market, Bezos' fortune would be inconceivable.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconceivable
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Throwing data into a box and shaking it has yielded incredible results in processing human language, but that won’t be enough to treat disease.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
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That’s not too surprising, as collections packed with greatest hits tend to have incredible staying power, especially in the streaming age.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Butler was incredulous that Curry – harassed by Houston’s long defenders such as Amen Thompson during a three-point, 1-of-10 shooting night – did not get more foul calls.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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But when President Donald Trump announced an additional 34% universal tariff on Chinese goods on April 2, Zou, who has been exporting to the United States for more than a decade, was incredulous.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Apr. 2025
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Matt Shaw was 1-for-13 in his first four games at Iowa, so the rookie who started in Japan is unlikely to return from Des Moines any time soon.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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An eruption is unlikely for now Typically, gases like water and carbon dioxide can separate and form bubbles during the rise and decompression of magma.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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As is often the problem with biopics of all kinds — jukebox musical or not — the sheer scope of a life is impossible to capture in a mere 2 hour runtime.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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And after dark, the dealers were impossible to miss: short young men in hoodies and women in pajama pants, slinking around corners with side packs.—
Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2025
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For Jones, whose directorial debut could have died in that moment, the silence was unthinkable.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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Taking a full day or even two hours for training feels unthinkable.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Maggie Friar then faced the unimaginable task of sharing the news of Aaron's death with their two younger daughters.—
Natalie Morales, Richard Fetzer,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Richest 1% Hold $25 Trillion in Stock Wealth: That top 1% owns more than half the total value of the public equity market—a concentration that would have been unimaginable a generation ago notes Inequalty.org.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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And so to have someone like Carol Burnett on the show was an unbelievable bucket list dream.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Having the questions drafted by non-lawyers using artificial intelligence is just unbelievable.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Inconceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconceivable. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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