unplausible

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Recent Examples of unplausible Others, though, found the entire concept totally unplausible and wished the show stayed true to its psychological thriller premise rather than introducing fantasy elements in its final moments. Neha Prakash, Marie Claire, 19 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unplausible
Adjective
  • The films are expected to intersect to capture the band’s improbable journey from Liverpool to the center of global culture, leading to their 1970 breakup.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Pastor Turner’s Sunday (October 12) sermon centered on seeing the divine in the most improbable and unlikely relationships—a message that resonated amid the city’s tense atmosphere.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • To Nkrumah, unifying Africa was the logical next step, no more implausible than what had just been achieved.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • On a test called IntPhys, which requires AI models to identify if the actions happening in a video are physically plausible or implausible, V-JEPA was nearly 98% accurate.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And then getting to meet Benny and work with him was unbelievable, even just thinking of the history and the legacy that is ABBA.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This guy has really done an unbelievable job with all the injuries.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Its federal guidance urging employers to cover fertility treatments is voluntary—so unlikely to lead to much change.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • If the shutdown lasts through next week, the initial jobless report and the September new home sales report are unlikely.
    Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Billboard Hall of Fame Award celebrates a career that extends beyond musical performance and takes into account the incredible influence the recipient enjoys as an artist globally in multiple fields, according to a press release.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That could be with an incredible craftsman who makes a perfect mattress for a great night’s sleep, for example.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump filed a bogus lawsuit against the company that pivoted on the ridiculous claim that YouTube was a secret agent of the Biden administration.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • For those who tire of driving something ridiculous-looking on paved roads, good news!
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Even underground facilities are usually impossible to build in these places, because the construction sites get targeted.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Each junction behaves slightly differently, forming a complex 3D network that is impossible to exactly replicate.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This would be an absurd show of force, and totally uncalled for during a government shutdown when members of the military cannot even get a paycheck.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Knightley and Pearce coast and their characters never come alive and resort to doing silly things at this misfire’s absurd, regrettable finale.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Unplausible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unplausible. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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