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
Bradley’s film choreography, even in the numbers that Footer deems masterpieces, is above average, clever and assured, but Astaire’s art—inconceivable without the enormous influence of Bradley’s Black contemporaries, like John Bubbles—is in another league.
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Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
The camera quality on Artemis, let alone the ability to livestream the views, was inconceivable during the Apollo era.
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Rebecca Boyle,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
For most of baseball’s history, formal affiliation with any form of gambling was inconceivable.
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Michael Delayo,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
Perhaps displacement resides in these inconceivable connections, in these scandalous imprecisions.
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María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
The camera quality on Artemis, let alone the ability to livestream the views, was inconceivable during the Apollo era.
—
Rebecca Boyle,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
For most of baseball’s history, formal affiliation with any form of gambling was inconceivable.
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Michael Delayo,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
Perhaps displacement resides in these inconceivable connections, in these scandalous imprecisions.
—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for inconceivable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconceivable
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There was also an incredible amount of violence directed at the people who had come to stop it.
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Not constrained by traditional vehicle design, Ojai has an incredible amount of legroom.
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On several occasions throughout the game, Lakers players were incredulous after calls – or non-calls – from the crew.
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On several occasions, Lakers players were incredulous after calls — or no-calls — from the crew.
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An unlikely combination of right-hander Gavin Hollowell, lefty Caleb Thielbar and right-hander Trent Thornton kept the Padres off the board over the final 2 2/3 innings to keep the game tied for the Cubs’ offense.
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His workload and efficiency have been invaluable, and demoting seems unlikely.
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Your energy, self-confidence and competitive spirit are impossible to ignore, making this a powerful time for personal reinvention.
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On Thursday, the University of Kentucky announced a new $1 million prize to anyone able to decipher a complete scroll, a feat the researchers once considered impossible, by June next year.
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But football has repeatedly embraced innovations once viewed as unthinkable, from the back-pass rule to VAR and longer stoppage time.
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Once unthinkable, Iran now knows how to make money by blocking access to the crucial waterway, and despite the treaty talks, is already making plans to do so.
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Ahead of the Season 4 finale, Deadline spoke with Ghafoori about charting Fatima’s journey, filming the season’s most physically and emotionally demanding scenes, and finding the humanity in a character confronting an unimaginable transformation.
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If the collision occurs in Europe, a country like France will disappear completely from the map, and the entire continent will become an unimaginable disaster area.
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Druski also promised some unbelievable surprise performers during Culture’s Biggest Night.
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Micron’s nearly unbelievable trajectory in just a year is due overwhelmingly to data-center demand, the company said.
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“Inconceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconceivable. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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