unimaginable

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈmaj-nə-bəl
Definition of unimaginablenext
as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe a nearly unimaginable string of coincidences

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Recent Examples of unimaginable For generations, many families carried not only unimaginable grief but also shame. — Geri McGinn Kerger, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 After more than five decades together, Hamel admits living alone felt unimaginable after Somers died. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 But the way social media disseminates words and images means that young people often share the same cultural icons and influences in ways unimaginable 50 years ago. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026 And The Chapter Aaliyah Never Got to Finish The story of Aaliyah is forever connected to both an extraordinary creative breakthrough and an unimaginable loss. — Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unimaginable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginable
  1. incredible
  2. incredulous
  3. unlikely
  4. impossible
  5. inconceivable
  6. unthinkable
  7. unbelievable
Adjective
  • For kids and teens, this can be an incredible way to experience the world up close and personal with the familiarity and comfort that comes from your hotel traveling with you.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • The night sky has incredible depth, and there's nowhere better to learn how to appreciate that than when gazing at the Summer Triangle.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of incredible
Adjective
  • When provided with the county’s explanation, Johnson was incredulous.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • On several occasions throughout the game, Lakers players were incredulous after calls – or non-calls – from the crew.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Definition of incredulous
Adjective
  • Getty Images At first sight, Hannia Zia and Joana Ferreira are unlikely founders of a start-up promising to shake up the American construction industry.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Many of the athletes represented are unlikely to earn significant NIL money—some might not earn any—by playing another season.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of unlikely
Adjective
  • Atomix, with just fourteen seats along its chef’s counter, has never been easy to book, but, in the age of reservation scalpers and oligarch concierges, getting a table there has become functionally impossible.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 26 July 2026
  • When Black voters faced threats of violence at the ballot box, the community showed up in numbers that were impossible to ignore.
    — Kyle Lierman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of impossible
Adjective
  • This analogy is strangely anticlimactic and almost consoling, but a pedestrian ending comes with the territory in a scrupulously realistic book about the inconceivable.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
  • The major innovation of pocket books became the big selling point of Casa Editorial Maucci, which saw its products sell at an inconceivable rate, spreading like wildfire.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Definition of inconceivable
Adjective
  • Recently, Rodríguez was photographed in a once-unthinkable meeting with uniformed IDF brass overseeing Israeli rescue efforts in the wake of two powerful earthquakes that have devastated Venezuela’s coastal region.
    — Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
  • Reaching mainstream heights was once unthinkable for this radical, uncompromising act, but Paul sensed new horizons in the recording studio.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026
Definition of unthinkable
Adjective
  • The 15 stories below range from frustrating to funny to downright unbelievable, but each comes with a practical takeaway that could help another traveler avoid the same fate.
    — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • Simon Hughes Yet another unbelievable goal from Mbappe Whoever ends up winning the Golden Boot will have a highlight reel for the ages.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of unbelievable

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