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
In a deeply raw and emotional essay, the comedian and former talk show host opened up about battling an unthinkable amount of guilt and shame after undergoing cosmetic surgery earlier this year.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Combating antisemitism is a moral imperative — one rooted, for me, in personal history that makes indifference unthinkable.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 26 May 2026
What once felt unthinkable or despicable gradually becomes normal.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
In sports, this would be unthinkable.
—Brian Tuite, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Combating antisemitism is a moral imperative — one rooted, for me, in personal history that makes indifference unthinkable.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 26 May 2026
What once felt unthinkable or despicable gradually becomes normal.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
In sports, this would be unthinkable.
—Brian Tuite, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for unthinkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthinkable
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The Ritz-Carlton guests will also finally have access to hop aboard the incredible, spaceship-like Adastra super-yacht, currently available only for neighboring Patina Maldives guests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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To not have that would be devastating … There’s just things that would become a lot more muted if people don’t have attachment to anything, which is quite incredible.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Getting warships into the water is hard enough without wasting funds on vessels unlikely ever to sail.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Like any great artist, Grohl is a product of her surroundings, and that can’t help but include a very specific, unlikely upbringing.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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On several occasions throughout the game, Lakers players were incredulous after calls – or non-calls – from the crew.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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On several occasions, Lakers players were incredulous after calls — or no-calls — from the crew.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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But in practice, solving that equation directly and exactly for a system with as many interacting electrons as FeMo-co has is often impossible.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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How long the recovery will take is impossible to know.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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But that now seems inconceivable because three Democrats dropped out.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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Two weeks ago, two Triple-A hitting coaches brought Dylan Crews into their office and gave him two tasks that would have seemed inconceivable just five weeks before.—
Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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That figure would have seemed almost unimaginable in traditional motorsport.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Seeing RINOs drop like flies (Republicans in Name Only) brings unimaginable joy to the hearts of those of us who love America.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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The game packs an unbelievable amount of variety into its level design, and the controls are just unconventional enough to keep you from coasting on muscle memory.—
Alex James Kane,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Tesla’s Fremont factory stopped car production this year to make way for production lines for its Optimus robots, with unbelievable plans to ramp up capacity to 1 million units a year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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“Unthinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthinkable. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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