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
This haunting realization lingers not only with Jake but the audience in a way that would have been unthinkable in a Hollywood movie of 1945.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Apr. 2025
The Trojans opened as 13-point underdogs to UConn, a number that would’ve seemed unthinkable just nine days ago.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Policies are on the table that would have been unthinkable just weeks ago.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
The idea that members of the newsroom would confront an executive editor on a news decision would have been unthinkable in an earlier era.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Apr. 2025
The Trojans opened as 13-point underdogs to UConn, a number that would’ve seemed unthinkable just nine days ago.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Policies are on the table that would have been unthinkable just weeks ago.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
The idea that members of the newsroom would confront an executive editor on a news decision would have been unthinkable in an earlier era.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthinkable
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Camellias grow slowly but reward patient gardeners with handsome hedges covered in shiny, deep green foliage year-round and incredible winter blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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American Express and Chase both have incredible travel rewards programs that offer a wide variety of redemptions and exceptional value.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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But when President Donald Trump announced an additional 34% universal tariff on Chinese goods on April 2, Zou, who has been exporting to the United States for more than a decade, was incredulous.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Apr. 2025
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His tone is incredulous, but the question becomes a sort of guiding principle: Some characters do, in fact, believe that things can be better, despite all evidence otherwise.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
11 Apr. 2025
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Bondi signaled late last month that any criminal investigation into the matter was unlikely.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Mark Carney's Liberal Party is predicted to win this week's general election in Canada, but is unlikely to win a landslide, according to recent polling.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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For some, meeting their new child’s needs—and the specter of a future oriented around those needs—felt impossible.—
Jessica Slice,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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Quantum internet is designed to be resistant to these threats, making data breaches nearly impossible.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Right now, though, a coherent A.I. policy seems well-nigh inconceivable.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Passage of the stopgap in the House marked a major victory for Johnson, and a feat that would have been inconceivable in years prior.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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Maggie Friar then faced the unimaginable task of sharing the news of Aaron's death with their two younger daughters.—
Natalie Morales, Richard Fetzer,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Richest 1% Hold $25 Trillion in Stock Wealth: That top 1% owns more than half the total value of the public equity market—a concentration that would have been unimaginable a generation ago notes Inequalty.org.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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And so to have someone like Carol Burnett on the show was an unbelievable bucket list dream.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Having the questions drafted by non-lawyers using artificial intelligence is just unbelievable.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Unthinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthinkable. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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