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
Three sisters in Big Bear Lake are bracing for the unimaginable — losing both parents.
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
The further Taylor ventures into the Knox's world of unimaginable wealth and dark history, the more the mystery surrounding Vivian deepens.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
But now, things like just spending a day walking down the street and holding hands with his 3-year-old son brings him unimaginable joy.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
In those almost unimaginable hours and days of anguish and heartbreak, Alastair had already read extracts to him from Arsene Wenger’s autobiography — a Christmas present that Adam had not yet read.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
The further Taylor ventures into the Knox's world of unimaginable wealth and dark history, the more the mystery surrounding Vivian deepens.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
But now, things like just spending a day walking down the street and holding hands with his 3-year-old son brings him unimaginable joy.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
In those almost unimaginable hours and days of anguish and heartbreak, Alastair had already read extracts to him from Arsene Wenger’s autobiography — a Christmas present that Adam had not yet read.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginable
Adjective
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The Cleveland Guardians have also stacked some early wins, overcoming their below-average offensive production thanks to a pitching staff that has been striking out opposing hitters at an incredible rate.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Highlights include an elegant, compact profile, incredible-feeling low-profile optical switches, a striking mini LCD in the top-right corner, and Elgato Stream Deck integration.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The judge, Cedric Simpson, was incredulous.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Travelers at the airport Monday who heard about the vote were incredulous.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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An evolving cross-cultural icon For Nakamachi, seeing how fortune cookies evolved into an unlikely cultural icon in a foreign land is inspiring.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The magazine’s second editor was nonetheless a Gernsback ally, the unlikely electrical engineer and former editor of Scientific American Thomas O’Connor Sloane.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Jalen Brunson knows any variation of offensive plays featuring both him and All-Star teammate Karl-Anthony Towns can be difficult, nearly impossible for opposing defenses to guard.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Thank you to the public servants wrestling with impossible decisions.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At that point, something terrible, something on the scale of the Maidan protests in Ukraine in 2014, is not inconceivable.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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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
Adjective
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But even with that in mind, what happened to Garrett Crochet on Monday night was unthinkable.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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Initiatives unthinkable in the world Ehrlich predicted are catching on.—
Daniel Moss,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Five scientists walk into a bar … Welsh starts the story of this unbelievable October night that way – always.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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And then all of these unbelievable actors join.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Unimaginable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimaginable. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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