as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
to most people it seemed unthinkable that such a gentle man could be guilty of such awful crimes
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Recent Examples of unthinkable
His attorneys argued that mental illness and schizophrenia led to his unthinkable actions.
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Christina Coulter, People.com, 2 June 2025
And then so many things happened in such a short period of time that were unthinkable: the (introduction of) income tax, labor and environmental regulations, the shorter work week, the breakup of big monopolies and corporate power.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
This was something that was unthinkable just two years ago when Peterson had such a bad season that he was demoted to Triple-A.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025
Republicans recently surpassed Democrats in Miami-Dade and are approaching parity in Palm Beach County, which would have been unthinkable a few years ago.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
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Christina Coulter, People.com, 2 June 2025
And then so many things happened in such a short period of time that were unthinkable: the (introduction of) income tax, labor and environmental regulations, the shorter work week, the breakup of big monopolies and corporate power.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
This was something that was unthinkable just two years ago when Peterson had such a bad season that he was demoted to Triple-A.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025
Republicans recently surpassed Democrats in Miami-Dade and are approaching parity in Palm Beach County, which would have been unthinkable a few years ago.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthinkable
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Told in the second person – a love letter from a younger sister to an older – this incredible novel, from the author of The Wedding People, explores how absence can be the biggest presence.—
Fran Littlewood
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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In the fewer than five years since then, the tracks have collectively moved an incredible five million additional equivalent units.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Jens Stoltenberg, who was then secretary-general, was incredulous.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Researchers have just confirmed what could be the largest leak ever, with an almost incredulous 16 billion login credentials, including passwords, exposed.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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De-Lin, a fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health, saw some patients who, at 20 weeks of pregnancy, learned that their fetuses had severe anomalies and were unlikely to survive.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
24 June 2025
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Households below those thresholds may qualify for the full tax benefit, but are unlikely to buy an expensive enough car to do so, economists said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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There’s the A-list reckless elder, his upstart protegee (Damson Idris) and a high-octane mission that’s damn near impossible, with lots of speedy action intercut with scenes of its alpha male movie star out of his helmet and grinning for fans.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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All Hurtigruten ships are small enough to access the most scenic fjords and remote locations that are impossible for larger cruise liners to navigate.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
26 June 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
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An Iranian attack on these forces is not inconceivable.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
22 June 2025
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Looking back 160 years ago, the thought of African Americans leading financial institutions that drive affordable housing and wealth creation was nearly unimaginable.—
Lenwood V. Long,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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There was no need to imagine the imaginable or the unimaginable.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
15 June 2025
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That feeling of surprise, the shock of unbelievable graphics being rendered in real time, stood up for the entire game.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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This still is unbelievable – not that those Braves officials continued their epidemic of team-friendly deals with players, but that neither Acuna nor anybody in his financial orbit could see beyond the present.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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