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
Today, female artists are reclaiming their narratives in ways that would have been unthinkable decades ago.
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Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
How Mara is actually considering bringing either this GM or coach back is unthinkable.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
When a voice emanating from inside the sleeping woman’s head instructs her husband NOT to wake her — but instead grab a meat thermometer from the kitchen and do something unthinkable to her ear — he’s forced to make a decision that could kill them both.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
Reading in Spanish seemed to preclude — in some instances more clearly than others — what was still unthinkable: reading in Mixe, our mother tongue.
—Yásnaya Elena A. Gil (tr. Ellen Jones), The Dial, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
How Mara is actually considering bringing either this GM or coach back is unthinkable.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
When a voice emanating from inside the sleeping woman’s head instructs her husband NOT to wake her — but instead grab a meat thermometer from the kitchen and do something unthinkable to her ear — he’s forced to make a decision that could kill them both.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
Reading in Spanish seemed to preclude — in some instances more clearly than others — what was still unthinkable: reading in Mixe, our mother tongue.
—Yásnaya Elena A. Gil (tr. Ellen Jones), The Dial, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthinkable
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Experts, including Mike Fried, CEO of The Diamond Pro, previously noted to the outlet that the ring has incredible value.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images During an incredible run of success spanning the 1960s, Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers released six Billboard Top 10 singles, two No. 1 albums and won five Grammys.CBS News, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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However, despite the incredulous nature of predictive forecasting, the desire to do so has inspired a more worthy endeavor: foresight.Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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To his angry fan base and incredulous pockets of the Patriots’ media corps, remember Mayo’s future doesn’t hinge on winning this season.Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2024
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The judge could also impose other penalties like probation, though that’s unlikely, given the logistical issues that could present given Trump’s presidency.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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But the prospect of an isolationist policy under Trump, even the possibility of a U.S. withdrawal from NATO and the further weakening of the Western alliance, confrontation with China, and a tariff war with much of the world, is unlikely to make the United States, or other countries, safer.Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Trump and Musk have said DOGE would find $2 trillion in spending cuts, a task budget experts have said is impossible without touching entitlement benefits like Social Security and Medicare and a $1.7 trillion discretionary budget.The National Desk, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
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In the transfer portal era and with the advent of name, image and likeness (NIL), some argue doing so is impossible.David Ubben, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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The arrangement proved so successful that a war among France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom now seems inconceivable.Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Atop the list, quarterback Jayden Daniels and a playoff berth that was deemed inconceivable before the season began.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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The work that felt so pressing just hours before didn’t matter as much in the face of unimaginable personal loss.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
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By late afternoon that day, the Palisades had turned into an unimaginable hellscape.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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And also our brilliant cast, the rest of our cast and crew and everybody at Max and Universal for unbelievable support over the years.Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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By pinning the crazy, outlandish, unbelievable cover story on a crazy, outlandish, unbelievable man – Howard Hughes.David Szondy, New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2025
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