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
Despite such evidence that past population peaks are likely never to return for certain communities, the idea of a city planning for anything other than growth is almost unthinkable in public discourse.
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Christopher Briem,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
Although Newcastle need to become less reliant on their talisman, allowing Guimaraes to depart would be almost unthinkable, given his importance and Tonali’s unclear future.
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Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
In what may amount to the most important game in franchise history, the Knicks dug themselves a 29-point hole — then came out like John Wick in the second half to pull-off an unthinkable 107-106 comeback victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Wednesday.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Not that big a sacrifice for two programs in different conferences from Texas Tech, but something to keep an eye on if, say, a not-unthinkable matchup between the 'Dawgs and Red Raiders comes up in next season's College Football Playoff.
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ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Christopher Briem,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
Although Newcastle need to become less reliant on their talisman, allowing Guimaraes to depart would be almost unthinkable, given his importance and Tonali’s unclear future.
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Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
In what may amount to the most important game in franchise history, the Knicks dug themselves a 29-point hole — then came out like John Wick in the second half to pull-off an unthinkable 107-106 comeback victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Wednesday.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Not that big a sacrifice for two programs in different conferences from Texas Tech, but something to keep an eye on if, say, a not-unthinkable matchup between the 'Dawgs and Red Raiders comes up in next season's College Football Playoff.
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ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthinkable
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There was also an incredible amount of violence directed at the people who had come to stop it.
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Not constrained by traditional vehicle design, Ojai has an incredible amount of legroom.
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Hezbollah is unlikely to agree to any plan that would include its disarmament throughout the country.
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Alito also wrote that the argument that Haiti’s TPS designation was terminated because of race, thus violating equal protection claims, was unlikely to succeed.
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On several occasions throughout the game, Lakers players were incredulous after calls – or non-calls – from the crew.
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On several occasions, Lakers players were incredulous after calls — or no-calls — from the crew.
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Your energy, self-confidence and competitive spirit are impossible to ignore, making this a powerful time for personal reinvention.
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On Thursday, the University of Kentucky announced a new $1 million prize to anyone able to decipher a complete scroll, a feat the researchers once considered impossible, by June next year.
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The American players seem eager to embrace what might have seemed inconceivable for a big nation with a relatively shallow pedigree in international soccer.
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This level of dominance is inconceivable.
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If the collision occurs in Europe, a country like France will disappear completely from the map, and the entire continent will become an unimaginable disaster area.
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LightRocket via Getty Images N RAY Somewhere in the park, beyond this particular stretch of channel, was a three-legged male lion named Jacob who’d done something almost unimaginable two years earlier.
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Druski also promised some unbelievable surprise performers during Culture’s Biggest Night.
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Micron’s nearly unbelievable trajectory in just a year is due overwhelmingly to data-center demand, the company said.
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“Unthinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthinkable. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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