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
  • The navy and green color scheme is incredible and is otherwise completely absent from the visual history of this hockey team.
    — The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The genus Labisia has some mind-blowing, incredible colors and patterns.
    — Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 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
  • The memorandum from the group, which is a conservative nonprofit that advocates for free speech, also said the DAR was unlikely to be in danger of losing its tax-exempt status by not allowing transgender members.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
  • Reluctantly drawn back into the sport, Randall becomes an unlikely mentor whose guidance helps shape a new generation of athletes while forcing him to confront his own unfinished journey.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 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
  • But now, sovereign wealth funds, domestic institutions and Asian corporates are funding manufacturing, infrastructure and technology at a scale that would have been unthinkable a decade ago.
    — Yasushi Sasaki, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • Universal Creative, the division of the company responsible for theme park experiences, and especially the Universal Studios Hollywood team led by Jon Corfino, have accomplished what, just 10 years ago, would have been unthinkable.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of unthinkable
Adjective
  • The real reason is that his report is an unfocused jumble of personal testimony, with no evident attempt to corroborate the lurid and sometimes unbelievable accusations made by anonymous sources.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
  • There are two unbelievable bargains hidden in the fine print of the Connecticut Pizza & Brew Fest to take place August 2 at Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
Definition of unbelievable

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