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
Numerous quantum systems demonstrated unimaginable capabilities a few years ago.
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Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
The documentary also features interviews from Simmons-Hancock's grieving family, who are still grappling with the unimaginable tragedy.
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Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Once again, a great NBA team is left to explain the unexplainable after losing in a most unimaginable way.
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Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
That level of financial production would have been unimaginable more than a decade ago.
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Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unimaginable
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
The documentary also features interviews from Simmons-Hancock's grieving family, who are still grappling with the unimaginable tragedy.
—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Once again, a great NBA team is left to explain the unexplainable after losing in a most unimaginable way.
—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
That level of financial production would have been unimaginable more than a decade ago.
—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unimaginable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginable
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The South American squad secured the $350,000 prize and trophy after an incredible lower bracket run, overcoming an early playoff loss to Paper Rex.
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Instead, Curaçao goalkeeper Eloy Room made an incredible 15 saves and Ecuador walked away with a humbling result against an opponent it was heavily favored to beat.
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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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Hezbollah is unlikely to agree to any plan that would include its disarmament throughout the country.
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Alito also wrote that the argument that Haiti’s TPS designation was terminated because of race, thus violating equal protection claims, was unlikely to succeed.
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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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The American players seem eager to embrace what might have seemed inconceivable for a big nation with a relatively shallow pedigree in international soccer.
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This level of dominance is inconceivable.
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There is also the once-unthinkable idea that Marathon could slowly shift its genre.
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The idea of willingly spending some indeterminate amount of time feeling bad is unthinkable.
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Odyssey tells the unbelievable story of humanity’s first chapter in space, minute by breathtaking minute.
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In a weird twist, the Red Sox played the Giants later that week, adding more absurdity to an already unbelievable situation.
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“Unimaginable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimaginable. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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