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
But even getting to the point of a plea deal would have seemed inconceivable if not for what happened last week.
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
The awesome parts—expelling a new person out of my own body, say—were, quite literally, inconceivable.
—Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Former President Donald Trump won the state 56% to 43% on Tuesday, a 13-point win that was inconceivable even to his most die-hard supporters four years ago.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
Israel has violated all conceivable and inconceivable international agreements.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Oct. 2024
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
The awesome parts—expelling a new person out of my own body, say—were, quite literally, inconceivable.
—Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Former President Donald Trump won the state 56% to 43% on Tuesday, a 13-point win that was inconceivable even to his most die-hard supporters four years ago.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
Israel has violated all conceivable and inconceivable international agreements.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconceivable
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The Iowa product laid out and brought in an incredible one-handed grab for the score to put Detroit in front 14-10.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Inside her was the growing awareness that Sebastien had only been writing her, Dani, out of a sense of duty, all the while hotly suffering a much more grownup correspondence with the incredible Yvonne.—
Sheila Heti,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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People were shocked by the war, incredulous, and grieving.—
Keith Gessen,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
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The initial discovery was made by undergraduate researchers, who returned from the field site in Briones Regional Park earlier this year with videos of the squirrels’ behavior to show their incredulous supervisors.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Dec. 2024
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As ByteDance has blocked the service, these workarounds are unlikely to be effective for long.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Admiration for Juventus left-back Andrea Cambiaso is unlikely to go further in the current market.—
David Ornstein,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Playing a hyper-aggressive brand of tennis for three sets would be nigh impossible, especially against the master of the art.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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By 2026, the limits of Russia’s economic model will be impossible to ignore.—
Alexandra Prokopenko,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Jan. 2025
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Even a week ago, such a turn of events would have been practically unthinkable.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Four years ago, the idea of pardons for Jan. 6 rioters seemed unthinkable to most Republicans.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Fresh evacuation orders for more than 30,000 Californians on Wednesday serve as a stark reminder to the rest of the country that local residents continue to face unimaginable danger.—
Douglas Schoen,
Orange County Register,
24 Jan. 2025
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For most Americans, the past few days have felt like a whirlwind; for intersex Americans like myself, the past week has been one of unimaginable whiplash.—
Alicia Roth Weigel,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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For a young man who had seen nothing but farms his whole life, this unbelievable dream-like existence left him in awe.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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He’s been unbelievable for them and with a lot less experienced help around him.—
Sean Gentille,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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