as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
it's unconceivable that a once-promising actor could end up this way
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Recent Examples of unconceivable
Keep releases have been, but that seems unconceivable.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2022
My homeland had put me through hell, and much worse, had done unconceivable atrocities, genocide even, in neighboring countries.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Mar. 2022
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2022
My homeland had put me through hell, and much worse, had done unconceivable atrocities, genocide even, in neighboring countries.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconceivable
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The winners in each discipline of the Street Style Pro will earn automatic invites to X Games Aspen 2025, making for an incredible opportunity for up-and-coming athletes.Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Taking cues from its assortment of cosmetics, the space leans into clean lines, minimal accents, and like any good beauty store, incredible lighting—perfect for swatching, spritzing, and perhaps a selfie or two.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
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On her face is something halfway between a grimace and an incredulous smile—a facial expression that many Harris supporters likely recognize as a universal, exasperated response to a Trump rant.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
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In the interim, Gore made another call to an incredulous Bush to retract his concession.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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The upshot: slicing and dicing all of the above into discrete vehicles is impossible until Tesla actually announces the products.Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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One of Spider-Man's core combat mechanics is reacting to flashes of his spider-sense, and lag renders that impossible.Matt Kamen, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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Ultimately, for most borrowers, Biden's move is unlikely to make a difference, Lux said.Suzanne Blake Reporter, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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However, legal experts have said the board is unlikely to change its mind unless something materially changes in Adams’ favor in his corruption case.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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But even getting to the point of a plea deal would have seemed inconceivable if not for what happened last week.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
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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
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Un Último Sueño, Gira Los Estadios achieved the unimaginable for Morat: filling 25 stadiums, in 15 cities across 10 countries, with an attendance total of 800,000 people.Natalia Cano, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2024
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What would have been unimaginable and unfathomable to city politicians and residents in 2014 is not a number of homicides under 200 in a year but a number over 300 annually — a number Baltimore reached in 2015 and sustained through 2022!Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
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That would have been unthinkable a generation earlier when Big Pharma lobbied Congress to prohibit such a policy.Dylan Scott, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
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Be inspired by the sacrifices of the Pilgrims at our first Thanksgiving — overcoming hardships that would be unthinkable today.Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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And to be able to see his international fans so soon has felt unbelievable.Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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These include ocean-view rooms with windows, verandah rooms with walk-out patios, concierge-level suites, inside cabins, and unbelievable two- and one-story suites.Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Unconceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconceivable. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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