as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
to most people it seemed unthinkable that such a gentle man could be guilty of such awful crimes
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Recent Examples of unthinkable
This can give smaller companies the ability to host competitive services like 24-hour-a-day customer service over every channel of communication (phone, email, text, website chat and even social media) for a set cost when a 24-hour customer service team would have been unthinkable in the past.
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Chris Boudreau, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
What cannot be disputed, however, is that the Padres have invested and continue to invest in their team at a level that is well beyond what not long ago was unthinkable in San Diego and is still seen as unfeasible in several places like it.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Under his leadership, Neiman’s demonstrated a knack for tapping the pockets of rising wealth, such as Austin, Texas, and Charlotte, S.C., in the ’90s, which not much earlier would have been unthinkable.
—David Moin, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
The financial implications of missing out on qualification to the Champions League are unthinkable for Juve, who already experienced that exact outcome under Max Allegri in 2022/2023.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Chris Boudreau, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
What cannot be disputed, however, is that the Padres have invested and continue to invest in their team at a level that is well beyond what not long ago was unthinkable in San Diego and is still seen as unfeasible in several places like it.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Under his leadership, Neiman’s demonstrated a knack for tapping the pockets of rising wealth, such as Austin, Texas, and Charlotte, S.C., in the ’90s, which not much earlier would have been unthinkable.
—David Moin, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
The financial implications of missing out on qualification to the Champions League are unthinkable for Juve, who already experienced that exact outcome under Max Allegri in 2022/2023.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthinkable
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The Red Scare unfolded amid all of this other incredible political activity, including the civil rights movement and the push for women’s rights.—
Sara Georgini,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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What struck me most—and what still amazes me today—was its incredible audio design, creating water sounds that seemed impossible for 8-bit hardware.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Romans were incredulous that anyone would glorify a Jew.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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The idea that within eight months, SpaceX engineers could not only launch Starship into orbit, but embark on a six-day journey around the moon and safely return to Earth was incredulous.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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The duo had previously used a similar approach to show that convection was unlikely within the mantle of Mercury, a world that is too small and has cooled down too much since its formation some 4.5 billion years ago.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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New natural gas production is unlikely to expand significantly until more liquefaction infrastructure is completed and takeaway capacity improves.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Payton Gendron's attorneys filed the request Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, arguing that assembling an impartial jury would be impossible in the area affected by the shooting.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Access is impossible, and information is not forthcoming in the village either: Locals do not seem to appreciate people asking questions about the tuna business, which is shrouded by a mafia-like code of silence.—
Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (Tr. Elettra Pauletto),
The Dial,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The child’s questions imply that plastic surgery is inconceivable to her, yet the segment also touches on the subject of shaming.—
Daniella Walsh,
Orange County Register,
23 Feb. 2025
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Once upon a time, allowing foreigners to own the Waldorf—a symbol of American luxury no less iconic than the martini—would have been inconceivable.—
Ben Ryder Howe,
airmail.news,
15 Mar. 2025
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Likewise, any company that neglects to ensure that its supply runs smoothly, securely and efficiently faces unimaginable risk.—
Julian Durand,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The impact of a hurricane Hurricane Helene raced through the Augusta area and into the Carolinas in September, leaving unimaginable damage in its wake.—
Bob Spear,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
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The continuous shots might be unbelievable, but there are no sly edits, as cinematographer Matthew Lewis confirmed to Variety.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Set intentions for unbelievable growth and embrace that this potential already exists within you.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Unthinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthinkable. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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