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
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.
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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
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.
—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
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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
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconceivable
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Everyone who works at Sunderland has just gone through an incredible challenge of trying to navigate from League One to the Premier League.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Robin Roberts has stepped away from her anchor desk for an incredible journey with her wife, Amber Laign.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
30 July 2025
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The spectacle left many South Africans watching at home incredulous and saw Ramaphosa make his strongest remarks on the matter yet.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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Since being posted, the video has been viewed more than 8 million times and liked by over 160,000 users, leaving viewers both entertained and incredulous.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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So many kids under age 13 already have phones, and this study is unlikely to result in parents taking their devices away, no matter how upsetting the findings may be.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
30 July 2025
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Even Loeb admits that 3I/ATLAS being alien technology is unlikely.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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Early critical rejection can spawn a negative narrative that proves nearly impossible to reverse.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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Details from a frontline war zone are almost impossible to verify, but the brigade has shared plenty of footage, including shots of the drone lifting the bike and a soldier riding it back to safety along a treeline.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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Lychee trees grow here now, unthinkable a decade ago.—
Ariel Saramandi,
The Dial,
29 July 2025
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What followed would have been unthinkable at the time.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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Across the Gaza Strip, every day, families are facing unimaginable challenges and choices.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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But Trump's liquidation of the federal government has also led to unimaginable catastrophe.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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Written and directed by Michael Gallagher, The Leader tells the unbelievable true story of UFO cult leaders Marshall Herff Applewhite (Nelson) and Bonnie Lu Nettles (Farmiga), who inspired hundreds of people to abandon their families, drop out of society, and prepare to evacuate planet Earth.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 July 2025
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Looking back over the past 10 years, Powell said Firefly's growth is immeasurable — but not unbelievable.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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“Inconceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconceivable. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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