as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
the formerly inconceivable idea that humans could land on the moon
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Recent Examples of inconceivable
In fact, the superstructure is estimated to hold an almost inconceivable 200 quadrillion (that's 200 followed by 15 zeros) times the mass of the sun and is more than 1.3 billion light-years long, larger than the Milky Way.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
The wave has since been estimated by some in the Mavericks Rescue Team to be an almost inconceivable 108 feet tall, which would make it by far the biggest ever surfed and the first to break the near-mythical 100-foot barrier.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Right now, though, a coherent A.I. policy seems well-nigh inconceivable.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Passage of the stopgap in the House marked a major victory for Johnson, and a feat that would have been inconceivable in years prior.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
The wave has since been estimated by some in the Mavericks Rescue Team to be an almost inconceivable 108 feet tall, which would make it by far the biggest ever surfed and the first to break the near-mythical 100-foot barrier.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Right now, though, a coherent A.I. policy seems well-nigh inconceivable.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Passage of the stopgap in the House marked a major victory for Johnson, and a feat that would have been inconceivable in years prior.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconceivable
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The incredible semblance of natural language fluency exhibited by the computational capabilities of contemporary LLMs seems to be a sure sign that the road ahead must lead to AGI/ASI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The incredible two on the par 5 was just the fourth albatross at the U.S. Open in recorded history and the first since 2012 when Nick Watney made one, according to Justin Ray.—
Troy Finnegan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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After 12 Days Tony Botti, a public information officer for the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said during the news conference that officials are incredulous that Slaton was able to travel so far via bicycle and on foot.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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In a TikTok video, the woman shared the shaky video her boyfriend took, receiving over 980,000 views and over 1,600 comments from incredulous TikTokers.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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But this scenario assumes crypto stands still while quantum computing advances, which is highly unlikely.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Khamenei’s zealotry is very unlikely to outlive him in Iran’s highest echelons of power.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2025
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Yet enforcement was impossible, for there was no way to track down absent and delinquent fathers.—
Augustine Sedgewick,
Time,
13 June 2025
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Cadence customer MediaTek even said that the M2000 enabled previously impossible simulations for dynamic IR, while customer Supermicro said the M2000 delivered 8x faster thermal simulations for its server designs.—
Anshel Sag,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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And while a deal to move Duran might have been unthinkable just a few weeks ago, that trade news and the team's struggles are suddenly suggesting several high-profile players could be on the move.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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Copenhagen Distillery, Single Malt Whisky, Raw Edition Nights still grow cold in the Spring, and the occasional fireside pour isn’t unthinkable.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The pain of this loss is unimaginable for our family.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The Hidden Infrastructure Powering AI The foundation of these systems starts with hardware configurations that would have been unimaginable a decade ago.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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As more time passes, the pop-rock set only continues to prove its unbelievable popularity.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Following the impressive Canada win, Mexico then defeated Panama 2-1, again thanks to a brace by Jimenez, who was in unbelievable form at the time.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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“Inconceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconceivable. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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