unimaginable

adjective

un·​imag·​in·​able
ˌən-ə-ˈmaj-nə-bəl,
-ˈma-jə- How to pronounce unimaginable (audio)
: not imaginable or comprehensible
unimaginable horror
unimaginably
ˌən-ə-ˈmaj-nə-blē
-ˈma-jə How to pronounce unimaginable (audio)
adverb

Examples of unimaginable in a Sentence

the unimaginable horrors of war a disaster of almost unimaginable proportions This technology would have been unimaginable five years ago.
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To a degree unimaginable in any prior era, this small list of companies controls not just the flow of money but, much more to the point, the flow of information the world over. Tyler Johnson, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025 These powerful models have supercharged the analysis and standardization of legal text, operating at a scale and scope previously unimaginable. Matthew Sole, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 And then, the unimaginable—his younger brother Andy was diagnosed with the same tumor. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 But the era is unimaginable without him. Stephen Galloway, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unimaginable

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unimaginable was in 1611

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“Unimaginable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimaginable. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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