ˌən-ə-ˈmaj-nə-bəl
as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
a nearly unimaginable string of coincidences
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The crew weathered unimaginable conditions on the ice for months – some, for nearly a year – but all 28 members lived to tell the tale.
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Thomas Page, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Technology can change our lives in ways that can seem unimaginable.
—Usman Javaid, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Shyanne has started a GoFundMe to help her family in the wake of an unimaginable tragedy.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
And yet, for many residents, leaving the reservation is close to unimaginable.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Thomas Page, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Technology can change our lives in ways that can seem unimaginable.
—Usman Javaid, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Shyanne has started a GoFundMe to help her family in the wake of an unimaginable tragedy.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
And yet, for many residents, leaving the reservation is close to unimaginable.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginable
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High-end options feature intense realism, including flocked finishes and incredible body detail.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Before the snow flies weekly in western mountain towns, these crisp cold days can lead to incredible riding conditions—morning frost and just enough sun often give way to silky smooth hero dirt.Lily Ritter, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The New Orleans rapper was shirtless in both photos, sporting an incredulous expression in the first and an angry scowl in the second.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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Many of the letter writers were incredulous, insisting that tips were actually tax-free gifts.Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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The plaintiffs are the Idaho Academy of Family Physicians, two physicians and the four women testifying this week, who learned while pregnant that their fetuses were unlikely to survive.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Gunmen from the Manfredi and Bevilaqua outfits, led by weed store employee and unlikely sharpshooter Grace, take out the rest of the Triads.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Travel conditions in some areas were expected to be difficult if not impossible.Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
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Some worry that this will put an impossible burden on public welfare and health care systems and on younger generations who will have to care for a huge population of older people.Vegard Skirbekk, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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The era also gave hampton a level of access to some of rap’s biggest stars that would be inconceivable today.Abe Beame, Vulture, 2 July 2024
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The South Koreans have pledged to arm Ukraine if North Korean troops fight there, raising the complicated prospect of an Asian proxy war in Europe – again something that would have been inconceivable years ago, and that also tilts us towards the notion of a world war.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Their bond begins to fray, and betrayal—once utterly unthinkable—now becomes all too possible.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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The final six outs were stressful, with Blake Treinen taking care of the eighth, and — in another unthinkable turn — starting pitcher Walker Buehler emerging for the save in the ninth.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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And three days later this unbelievable shooting occurred.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Again, that’s not to say Alice’s actions are unbelievable, especially for a messy teenager who just confronted the man whose drunk driving killed her mother.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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