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
With the new high-rise apartments on offer, investors—so far, mainly locals and Albanians living overseas—are paying prices that would have been inconceivable just five years ago.
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Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
An Iranian attack on these forces is not inconceivable.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
Until Gordon and Trenchard published Cato’s Letters, even the idea was inconceivable: people had essentially no intellectual tools, no language to justify the free press.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
It's priced at $20,000 after federal EV incentives, a concept some would consider radical and even inconceivable.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
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Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
An Iranian attack on these forces is not inconceivable.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
Until Gordon and Trenchard published Cato’s Letters, even the idea was inconceivable: people had essentially no intellectual tools, no language to justify the free press.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
It's priced at $20,000 after federal EV incentives, a concept some would consider radical and even inconceivable.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for inconceivable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconceivable
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Secretariat won the Belmont by an incredible 31 lengths, and his record time of 2:24 still stands as the fastest of all time.—
Sarah Jean Maher,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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Both owners reported incredible business for their openings.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Rodríguez looked incredulous at the thought that this was the evidence against him.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
29 July 2025
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When one reporter asked a multi-part question about Epstein and the memo, Bondi began to answer, before an incredulous Trump asked to interrupt the attorney general to offer his own reply.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Such retirees will not have to file for bankruptcy protection to shield their future practice income, and there is unlikely to be more than a single creditor so as to forestall an involuntary bankruptcy filing.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Neal Rubin won his last two elections, for student body vice president in high school and student senate in college, and is unlikely to press his luck now.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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That suggests 2014 may have been a tipping point beyond which returning to normal wet-dry cycles may be impossible on human timescales.—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Humanity Protocol, valued at over a billion dollars, uses palm scans to confirm identity so impersonation becomes almost impossible.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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That level of cushion is unthinkable in the United States, where regional grids typically operate with a 15% reserve margin and sometimes less, particularly during extreme weather, Fishman said.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, criminals—bolstered by advancements in cybercrime—are more sophisticated than ever, executing heists that would've been unthinkable just a few years ago.—
Freddy Kuo,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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And families — like mine — are left to endure the unimaginable.—
Karen Cohn,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Palestinian people have endured unimaginable hardship over the past 22 months – killing, destruction, starvation – with many now placing the blame squarely on Hamas.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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What’s unbelievable is how many of these opportunities came to be: through direct messages on Instagram.—
Noah Reardon,
Billboard,
18 Aug. 2025
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And other times like [a] fourth and one stop by the defense, unbelievable play on defense and unacceptable on offense.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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