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
The family is now facing an unimaginable loss and a very long road ahead.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Like many Western North Carolina communities, the town of Saluda, located just 35 miles south of Asheville, experienced unimaginable devastation in the wake of Hurricane Helene in September 2024—with some residents losing their homes and livelihoods.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
While Ukraine managed to shoot some of them down, likely with the Patriot system, the ones that slipped through caused unimaginable suffering.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
This will lead to either a big squeezing out (and cutting off) of spending and/or unimaginable tax increases or a lot of printing and devaluing of money and pushing interest rates to unattractively low levels.
—Ray Dalio, Time, 3 July 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Like many Western North Carolina communities, the town of Saluda, located just 35 miles south of Asheville, experienced unimaginable devastation in the wake of Hurricane Helene in September 2024—with some residents losing their homes and livelihoods.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
While Ukraine managed to shoot some of them down, likely with the Patriot system, the ones that slipped through caused unimaginable suffering.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
This will lead to either a big squeezing out (and cutting off) of spending and/or unimaginable tax increases or a lot of printing and devaluing of money and pushing interest rates to unattractively low levels.
—Ray Dalio, Time, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginable
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It’s been an incredible year for gaming in just the first six months, with the release of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (93), Blue Prince (92), Split Fiction (91) and Death Stranding 2 (89).—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Its heft translates to incredible heat retention and evenly bakes pies with perfect bottom char.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 July 2025
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The spectacle left many South Africans watching at home incredulous and saw Ramaphosa make his strongest remarks on the matter yet.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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Since being posted, the video has been viewed more than 8 million times and liked by over 160,000 users, leaving viewers both entertained and incredulous.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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So worst-case would be a fifth-place finish, which is unlikely.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Trump is unlikely to allow India’s policy toward Ukraine to determine the future of a U.S.-India deal or a thaw in trade tensions, for example, and likewise with China.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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This level of customization would be nearly impossible to achieve manually across dozens of job applications while maintaining consistency and quality.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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The neutral cushions are bleach-cleanable and nearly impossible to stain.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 July 2025
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These are monumental achievements, inconceivable in the past, that will allow the state to navigate the swings and roundabouts a deluded Congress imposes on us.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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With the new high-rise apartments on offer, investors—so far, mainly locals and Albanians living overseas—are paying prices that would have been inconceivable just five years ago.—
Zoë Dare Hall,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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Talks between Israel and Syria are ongoing, which would have been unthinkable during the reign of former dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose partnership with Iran and insistence that Israel hand over the Golan Heights to Damascus in exchange for normalization nipped any détente in the bud.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Pandemic aside, such a hectic schedule on a square featuring 24 pitches (including practice nets) has pretty much been the norm since Dodds’ appointment in the spring of 2011, meaning time off in the summer months is usually unthinkable.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Getting a statue, that’s unbelievable, that’s so cool.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The groundbreaking nonfiction audio docudrama explores the unbelievable true story of the man whose name became synonymous with financial fraud.—
Anne Easton,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Unimaginable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimaginable. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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