ˌən-ə-ˈmaj-nə-bəl
as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
a nearly unimaginable string of coincidences
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Recent Examples of unimaginable
Hurricane Helene left unimaginable devastation in its wake, many lives lost, thousands of buildings destroyed, homes and small businesses, infrastructure, critical infrastructure, water and sewer, wastewater, highways, parts of Interstate-40 fell into the river.
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ABC News, 1 Dec. 2024
The particulars of what that process will look like—and how Trump plans to compel both Putin and Zelensky to participate—are vague enough to make the whole endeavor unimaginable.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
Our poorest citizens live better than medieval kings, with access to health care, technology, and infrastructure that were unimaginable even a century ago.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
The unimaginable has become reality — this vital water source has disappeared, leaving the population to face profound cultural and economic consequences.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2024
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ABC News, 1 Dec. 2024
The particulars of what that process will look like—and how Trump plans to compel both Putin and Zelensky to participate—are vague enough to make the whole endeavor unimaginable.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
Our poorest citizens live better than medieval kings, with access to health care, technology, and infrastructure that were unimaginable even a century ago.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
The unimaginable has become reality — this vital water source has disappeared, leaving the population to face profound cultural and economic consequences.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginable
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On top of the track views, the space also features incredible food options and entertainment space.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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This dish soap left my dishes sparkling clean and smelling incredible, and the hand wash and hand cream delivered soft, smooth hands.Madison Yauger, People.com, 8 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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By way of Mike Curb, Motown also became the unlikely home of Pat Boone, the unabashedly wholesome (and religious) crooner and actor who’d become one of rock’s earliest stars thanks to his covers of songs by Little Richard and Fats Domino.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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Despite some public discussions about that prospect, that scenario—while not impossible—seems unlikely at the moment.Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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The fish experiment did convince him, and other researchers, that a human brain microbiome is not impossible.Yasemin Saplakoglu, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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This naïve notion, backed by some supporters of the incoming administration, would reduce U.S. involvement in the war to a minimum, forcing Europe to provide all remaining support, a near impossible feat.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 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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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
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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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The blanket of sulfate aerosols that dropped global temperatures was about to unleash an ecologically unbelievable year around the world.Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The film blends fact and fiction, though some of the most unbelievable parts are true.Robert Sullivan, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Unimaginable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimaginable. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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