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
Until Gordon and Trenchard published Cato’s Letters, even the idea was inconceivable: people had essentially no intellectual tools, no language to justify the free press.
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Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
It's priced at $20,000 after federal EV incentives, a concept some would consider radical and even inconceivable.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Given Republicans currently only have slim majorities in the House and Senate, and don't control anything like three-quarters' worth of state legislatures, this would be almost inconceivable unless the GOP makes big gains at the 2026 midterm elections.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Beyond mere efficiency gains, AI possesses the transformative potential to reconfigure entire business models through the creation of products and services previously inconceivable with conventional AI approaches.
—Indivar Nayyar, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
It's priced at $20,000 after federal EV incentives, a concept some would consider radical and even inconceivable.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Given Republicans currently only have slim majorities in the House and Senate, and don't control anything like three-quarters' worth of state legislatures, this would be almost inconceivable unless the GOP makes big gains at the 2026 midterm elections.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Beyond mere efficiency gains, AI possesses the transformative potential to reconfigure entire business models through the creation of products and services previously inconceivable with conventional AI approaches.
—Indivar Nayyar, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconceivable
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Letscher’s more-than-endearing script runs the entire gamut of emotions without ever feeling manipulative or treacly, and pulls it all off in less than 90 minutes – an incredible feat.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
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Everyone who works at Sunderland has just gone through an incredible challenge of trying to navigate from League One to the Premier League.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The spectacle left many South Africans watching at home incredulous and saw Ramaphosa make his strongest remarks on the matter yet.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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Since being posted, the video has been viewed more than 8 million times and liked by over 160,000 users, leaving viewers both entertained and incredulous.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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The state has argued that Black would be unconscious and unlikely to feel pain.—
Kelly Puente,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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However, evidence suggests that consistently getting it right over the long term is extremely unlikely.—
Rory O'Hara,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Details from a frontline war zone are almost impossible to verify, but the brigade has shared plenty of footage, including shots of the drone lifting the bike and a soldier riding it back to safety along a treeline.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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Early critical rejection can spawn a negative narrative that proves nearly impossible to reverse.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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Guided by a resolve never to judge anyone else and a firm belief in second chances, legendary Chiefs coach Andy Reid has leaned on family bonds to sustain him through the highs of victory and the lows of unthinkable tragedy.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 July 2025
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The traditional approach to flooding in Vermont, which is to put the river and the road back in place and hope that the problem doesn’t return, was unthinkable in Plainfield.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Across the Gaza Strip, every day, families are facing unimaginable challenges and choices.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Meanwhile, the victim’s family are dealing with the aftermath of an unimaginable tragedy.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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Looking back over the past 10 years, Powell said Firefly's growth is immeasurable — but not unbelievable.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Written and directed by Michael Gallagher, The Leader tells the unbelievable true story of UFO cult leaders Marshall Herff Applewhite (Nelson) and Bonnie Lu Nettles (Farmiga), who inspired hundreds of people to abandon their families, drop out of society, and prepare to evacuate planet Earth.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 July 2025
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“Inconceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconceivable. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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