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
Snoop Dogg is rallying around his daughter after an unimaginable loss.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
The emotional script, which was also written by Cayton-Holland, was the writer’s attempt to find the humor and heart in an unimaginable personal tragedy.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2026
It was filled with laughter, tears and a lot of people wondering how this unimaginable tragedy ever happened.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
The internet has democratized access to information, education and entertainment in ways unimaginable to previous generations.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
The emotional script, which was also written by Cayton-Holland, was the writer’s attempt to find the humor and heart in an unimaginable personal tragedy.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2026
It was filled with laughter, tears and a lot of people wondering how this unimaginable tragedy ever happened.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
The internet has democratized access to information, education and entertainment in ways unimaginable to previous generations.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginable
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Just another day of incredible moments at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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And that’s an incredible quality.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Landfair is incredulous how society allowed a child victim to be turned into a punchline and comedy skits.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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The judge was absolutely incredulous about the contractual argument and the independent, dictatorial authority of the president.—
Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The series follows a teenage boy who forms an unlikely alliance with the Fairy Queen of Celtic lore to search for malevolent mythical creatures from around the world, among them the Yeti, Baba Yaga and a Lady Dracula — not to destroy them, but to save them from impending doom.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Costco, by contrast, is betting that visible, if measured, support for diversity can coexist with—and even underpin—a booming business, turning the warehouse club into an unlikely bellwether for how far corporate America is willing to go in defying the president’s DEI directive.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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When the sun moves away from the node, the season ends, and eclipses become impossible again.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Word of mouth slowly led to the first Superblast being impossible to find after its introduction in 2022, and consumer appetite was fed with slight updates and greater stock on the Superblast 2 two years later.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Since teaming up, Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron have won five of six competitions, a nearly inconceivable rise for such a new pair.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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To be clear, viewing the upcoming decision through one of Sirianni’s chief tenets, accountability, alone makes a 2026 reunion inconceivable.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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At 41, the 2010 Olympic downhill champion was in the midst of a once-unthinkable career comeback after undergoing knee replacement surgery on her right leg in 2024.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Yet despite the recent price correction, silver continues to trade at levels that seemed unthinkable even just 18 months ago, and the factors that drove its rally — including several consecutive years of supply deficits and surging industrial demand — remain largely intact.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The fact that Darnold has a starting job at all, let alone with a team that could win a title, is a bit unbelievable, according to one of his top targets.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Despite becoming a pretty solid defense last season during the second half and through their unbelievable playoff run, the Pacers greatly suffered on the defensive boards.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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