as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
the formerly inconceivable idea that humans could land on the moon
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Recent Examples of inconceivable
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.
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Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
An Iranian attack on these forces is not inconceivable.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
Until Gordon and Trenchard published Cato’s Letters, even the idea was inconceivable: people had essentially no intellectual tools, no language to justify the free press.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
It's priced at $20,000 after federal EV incentives, a concept some would consider radical and even inconceivable.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
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Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
An Iranian attack on these forces is not inconceivable.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
Until Gordon and Trenchard published Cato’s Letters, even the idea was inconceivable: people had essentially no intellectual tools, no language to justify the free press.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
It's priced at $20,000 after federal EV incentives, a concept some would consider radical and even inconceivable.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconceivable
Adjective
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Both owners reported incredible business for their openings.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Secretariat won the Belmont by an incredible 31 lengths, and his record time of 2:24 still stands as the fastest of all time.—
Sarah Jean Maher,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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Rodríguez looked incredulous at the thought that this was the evidence against him.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
29 July 2025
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When one reporter asked a multi-part question about Epstein and the memo, Bondi began to answer, before an incredulous Trump asked to interrupt the attorney general to offer his own reply.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Such retirees will not have to file for bankruptcy protection to shield their future practice income, and there is unlikely to be more than a single creditor so as to forestall an involuntary bankruptcy filing.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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On paper, both appear unlikely filmmaking propositions.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The hedge is an acceptance that the world is impossible to know accurately.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Rather interestingly, instead of making off with the loot, the hackers sent the proceeds to addresses with no owners, effectively destroying the value and making recovery impossible, in order to emphasise the political, rather than financial, nature of the raid.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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There is actually a consensus among the factions that surrender or capitulation is unthinkable.—
Leila Seurat,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Aug. 2025
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Landlords, who grew accustomed to quick leases and rising rents, are now negotiating harder and offering concessions that were unthinkable just two years ago.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
23 Aug. 2025
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Despite the unimaginable tragedy of the day, Gayken said, there were far less casualties than there could have been.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Reality $850 million represents unimaginable wealth.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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What’s unbelievable is how many of these opportunities came to be: through direct messages on Instagram.—
Noah Reardon,
Billboard,
18 Aug. 2025
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And other times like [a] fourth and one stop by the defense, unbelievable play on defense and unacceptable on offense.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Inconceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconceivable. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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