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
As Steele tried to pinpoint her scoring average, the figure seemed inconceivable to her.
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Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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Coming out of the Season 1 finale, such an idea seemed all but inconceivable.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
With the goal of bombarding U.S. voters with falsehoods and fake news in order to sway the election, these foreign operatives worked to spread inconceivable fabrications—and succeeded.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
The arrangement proved so successful that a war among France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom now seems inconceivable.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Related Stories 10 Books to Read Before Their 2025 Screen Adaptations Arrive
Everything Coming to Hulu and Disney in February 2025
Coming out of the Season 1 finale, such an idea seemed all but inconceivable.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
With the goal of bombarding U.S. voters with falsehoods and fake news in order to sway the election, these foreign operatives worked to spread inconceivable fabrications—and succeeded.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
The arrangement proved so successful that a war among France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom now seems inconceivable.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconceivable
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Working with incredible directors like Gia (Coppola).—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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One of the highlights is an incredible car chase set on the Venice canals; Arnold biographer Dana Reemes claims this sequence was shot without permits.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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When the late-night host pushed further, asking if the actor had experienced any close encounters himself, Harrelson was incredulous.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Lawmakers were incredulous at times, struggling to decide to where to press them for details.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2025
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Investors in the German automotive industry can relax as Sunday’s general election produced a result unlikely to frighten the horses.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The results spell an unlikely third-act triumph for the 69-year-old, who just seven years ago was seen as a failed politician fully reconciled to ending his career as a wealthy lobbyist and member of numerous company boards.—
Thomas Escritt,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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The administration argued that meeting the judge's deadline by Wednesday would be logistically impossible due to the complexities of verifying contracts under new oversight procedures.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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That has proven – particularly in this era of entire rosters being one-and-done with NIL and the transfer portal – to be nearly impossible.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2025
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Gwyneth Paltrow, Shakespeare in Love Best Director: Steven Spielberg, Saving Private Ryan The idea of formerly notorious bachelor Warren Beatty (front row, center, on Oscar statue) having an actress on his lap wouldn’t be unthinkable in most contexts.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Sabres had been playing better before the break but this is still a team firmly in 16th in the East, headed to the draft lottery for an unthinkable 13th consecutive season.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Healthcare providers today, for example, use devices, drugs and other treatments to heal sick and injured people that were unimaginable 100 years ago, but their goals are essentially the same.—
Jodi Amendola,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Yet, disasters once considered unimaginable, such as the Los Angeles wildfires, are occurring with increasing frequency.—
Nichole Wissman,
The Conversation,
18 Feb. 2025
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Another reason that Ukraine had been ruled out as a possible perpetrator was the unbelievable political risk: a country defending itself from invasion and desperately reliant on foreign military aid could hardly afford to blow up the energy infrastructure of one of its primary Western backers.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Attending ceremonies for all the awards the film has been nominated for this season—from the Golden Globes, to the SAG Awards last night—has been another unbelievable accomplishment for the 23-year-old.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2025
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