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 Possessing a previously unimaginable degree of naturalism, Raphael’s Madonnas appear to think and feel. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 Season 2 sees the Dessen family jolted out of their safe, quiet life once again when an unimaginable threat forces them to run once again. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Anchored by a surprisingly poignant motion-capture performance from Josh Brolin, the film, for the most part, pulls off the tricky balance of delivering sensational sequences and a catharsis that grounds the unimaginable stakes. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 The unimaginable stress put on their longtime friendship by the adrenaline-pumping fight-or-flight situation effectively becomes the emotional crux of the movie. — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 31 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
  • Below, shop nine incredible beauty products straight from her shelf and prepare to get healthy, smooth, and absolutely glowing skin.
    — Olivia Cefalu, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Esponda almost came off the beam on two occasions, but showed incredible fight to salvage the routine.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of incredible
Adjective
  • Besides, there are tree branches to bundle, coupons to clip, guacamole to toss out, incredulous news reports to run through Snopes and at least 20 spam texts to block.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • His incredulous response opens the door to a fight that escalates quickly.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of incredulous
Adjective
  • After 40, about half are abnormal and unlikely to result in pregnancy.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There is even a brief potential window for a few tiny raindrops in the Sacramento area Wednesday, although any rain on the radar is unlikely to reach the ground.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of unlikely
Adjective
  • The visions of Dreamers can be fraught with symbolism and almost impossible to understand.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In many situations, landing a drone to replace a battery can be too dangerous or simply impossible.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of impossible
Adjective
  • The Mets were sellers from the cellar of the National League East at this year’s trade deadline, a once-inconceivable turn of events whose inevitability eroded its surprise.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of inconceivable
Adjective
  • More than a decade later, that once-unthinkable milestone has been surpassed again and again, with the most exclusive properties commanding prices that would have seemed almost fictional a generation ago.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That ordering would have been unthinkable in 2024, when benchmark scores sold deals.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of unthinkable
Adjective
  • Yet the procedural is so formulaic and the twists so unbelievable that even the most lackadaisical viewer will likely solve the mysteries long before the truth is revealed.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Deception has always existed in business, but AI has magnified it to unbelievable levels.
    — Muhamad Aly Rifai, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of unbelievable

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