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
Between remote work, online school, streaming, and the constant pull of a phone, the modern day is shaped by glowing rectangles in a way that would have seemed unimaginable a decade ago.
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Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
That juxtaposition — of unimaginable darkness and enduring light — is at the heart of this journey.
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Rabbi Evan Susman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Saturday night cemented the team’s legendary status among New Yorkers, bringing unimaginable amounts of joy to the city after decades of heartbreak.
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Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
Ten years later, many families are still carrying unimaginable loss.
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Jennifer Marcial Ocasio,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unimaginable
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
That juxtaposition — of unimaginable darkness and enduring light — is at the heart of this journey.
—
Rabbi Evan Susman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Saturday night cemented the team’s legendary status among New Yorkers, bringing unimaginable amounts of joy to the city after decades of heartbreak.
—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
Ten years later, many families are still carrying unimaginable loss.
—
Jennifer Marcial Ocasio,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unimaginable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginable
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There was also an incredible amount of violence directed at the people who had come to stop it.
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Not constrained by traditional vehicle design, Ojai has an incredible amount of legroom.
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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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Druski also promised some unbelievable surprise performers during Culture’s Biggest Night.
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Micron’s nearly unbelievable trajectory in just a year is due overwhelmingly to data-center demand, the company said.
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“Unimaginable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimaginable. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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