ˌən-ə-ˈmaj-nə-bəl
as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
a nearly unimaginable string of coincidences
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Recent Examples of unimaginable
And yet the grim scenes had actually started with a gorgeous goal from the Brazilian, jinking inside and finding the far corner with unimaginable ease (below).
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The pain the Vesias have gone through and will be going through is unimaginable.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Our hearts go out to the family of NBC morning show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie whose mother was kidnapped — their pain is unimaginable.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2026
Russia’s attack on Ukraine has made a return to his birthplace unimaginable.
—Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The pain the Vesias have gone through and will be going through is unimaginable.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Our hearts go out to the family of NBC morning show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie whose mother was kidnapped — their pain is unimaginable.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2026
Russia’s attack on Ukraine has made a return to his birthplace unimaginable.
—Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unimaginable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginable
Adjective
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Epstein, a career criminal and con artist, saw weakness in the rich and powerful and exploited it, and his emails are an incredible map of elites, and of their wealth and power.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Dazzling floor-to-ceiling windows with incredible skyline views and orange-gold sunrises steal the show—but the interiors are tasteful, glamorous, and luxurious.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The information came from Toyota, a rep explained to the incredulous Siefke.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Canadian curlers looked incredulous and angry.—
STEVE DOUGLAS,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Rufe said the federal government was unlikely to succeed at trial.—
TASSANEE VEJPONGSA,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Even if a blockade in the Strait remains unlikely, disruption caused by a US attack could nevertheless send oil prices even higher, above their the recent gains – perhaps by another $10 a barrel, Tuttle said.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In the early hours of February 24 2022, standing on the freezing roof of a hotel in Kyiv, the idea that Russia would launch a full-scale assault on Ukraine, despite a troop buildup on the border, still seemed almost impossible to imagine.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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As a skilled legal advocate, Andrew is known for listening first, acting with purpose, and guiding others through systems that often feel impossible to navigate.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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What seemed inevitable for Ilia Malinin became inconceivable.—
Bora Erden,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Of course, such cooperation would be unthinkable today.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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For the Iranian diaspora, this has meant an agonizing wait for news from family members, with many left feeling helpless in the face of such unthinkable atrocities.—
Emily Chan,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The American hockey player Megan Keller’s slick move to pull the puck past a Canadian defender and score in overtime during the gold-medal game, adding another unbelievable moment to the two teams’ long and perfect rivalry.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
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The unbelievable move came in November 2022, when Welk’s son, Kevin, and his nephew John Fredricks, called a special board meeting to change company rules that no one above the age of 74 should serve as CEO, the complaint states.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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