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
Ten years ago, selling to foreign funds was unthinkable.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
After the Yankees had signed Cuban pitcher Jose Contreras for four years and $32 million – and hiked their payroll to a then-unthinkable $158 million – Lucchino was going to refrain from comment but then thought better of it.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Portobello at that time was a very, very popular show, which was able to get an audience of up to 28 million viewers, which is something unthinkable today.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Annie Hall, from 1977, is unthinkable without Keaton, in large part because Allen based the character around her backstory.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
After the Yankees had signed Cuban pitcher Jose Contreras for four years and $32 million – and hiked their payroll to a then-unthinkable $158 million – Lucchino was going to refrain from comment but then thought better of it.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Portobello at that time was a very, very popular show, which was able to get an audience of up to 28 million viewers, which is something unthinkable today.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Annie Hall, from 1977, is unthinkable without Keaton, in large part because Allen based the character around her backstory.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthinkable
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Reykjavik—famous for its incredible local cuisine, colorful architecture, and easy access to Iceland’s many natural wonders—also took the top spot in last year’s report.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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The eerie moments of darkness by day and the awe-inspiring sight of the corona are what make a total eclipse experience so incredible.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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The prospect of losing at least $170 million in annual revenue would be taken much more seriously than angry, incredulous letters to the editor.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The host, the longtime hip-hop radio personality Ebro Darden, fifty, was incredulous.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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Its federal guidance urging employers to cover fertility treatments is voluntary—so unlikely to lead to much change.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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Each junction behaves slightly differently, forming a complex 3D network that is impossible to exactly replicate.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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Coach Matt Eberflus lost his job after the sixth straight loss, in late November, having gone an almost inconceivable 5-19 in one-score games during his tenure as Chicago’s head coach.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Building or expanding power plants to generate that much electricity on Altman’s timetable indeed seems almost inconceivable.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Ireland, who is mom to 2-year-old daughter Holland, said the past decade has brought many joys, but also unimaginable pain.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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In one of the more truly unimaginable comebacks in recent franchise history, the Broncos clawed all the way back from a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit to down the Giants 30-26 at Empower Field on Sunday.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Enduring hunger alongside heavy, unbelievable sounds of explosions, some of the relatives sheltering in our house decided to prepare their bags and head south.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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The new homeowner shared the unbelievable first walk-through in a viral TikTok video, detailing the unexpected level of mess left behind.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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