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 exponential rise of deranged talking heads, private prisons, Amazon-like concentration camps, Cop City, local police trained by the Israeli Army, and AI technology to develop inconceivable weapons, the apocalypse does not appear far off.
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Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
What seemed inevitable for Ilia Malinin became inconceivable.
—Bora Erden, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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
In this context, misbehavior was almost inconceivable for the García children.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
What seemed inevitable for Ilia Malinin became inconceivable.
—Bora Erden, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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
In this context, misbehavior was almost inconceivable for the García children.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inconceivable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconceivable
Adjective
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Go up against incredible competition and the expectations and some change, right?—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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We were robbed of an incredible human.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The judge, Cedric Simpson, was incredulous.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Travelers at the airport Monday who heard about the vote were incredulous.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Prey, an unlikely hero off the bench, finished 4-of-4 on 3-pointers for 12 points.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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To mark the occasion, the company enlisted an unlikely duo — Megan Thee Stallion and Nickelback — for a music video that reimagines one of the most recognizable rock songs of the 2000s.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For the uninitiated, Horses was one of those buzzy, impossible-to-get-into, celebrity-magnet restaurants in LA.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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The results show that reproduction could pose a real challenge for future space settlers, but it still can’t be ruled out as impossible.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In Kafka, change is unthinkable.—
Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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In December, when 42 teams learned their opponents in the group stage, Italy had to wait four more months to know whether its previously unthinkable World Cup drought would be broken or extended.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Los Angeles Dodgers' beginning to the 2026 season was supposed to be Alex Vesia's first as a father, but the unimaginable happened.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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This erasure can be so successful that some characters are unimaginable with a sibling.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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There is unbelievable disdain and resentment and anger toward this woman.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Tying a Hornets record for 3-pointers The only thing that was unbelievable about Tuesday night, in fact, was that the Hornets didn’t break a franchise record.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Inconceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconceivable. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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