ˌən-ə-ˈmaj-nə-bəl
as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
a nearly unimaginable string of coincidences
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Recent Examples of unimaginable
But now, things like just spending a day walking down the street and holding hands with his 3-year-old son brings him unimaginable joy.
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
When unimaginable tragedy strikes, the tone of Laxe’s film shifts to become an existential horror film, one of the most unforgettable of last year.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
In those almost unimaginable hours and days of anguish and heartbreak, Alastair had already read extracts to him from Arsene Wenger’s autobiography — a Christmas present that Adam had not yet read.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The Los Angeles Dodgers' beginning to the 2026 season was supposed to be Alex Vesia's first as a father, but the unimaginable happened.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
When unimaginable tragedy strikes, the tone of Laxe’s film shifts to become an existential horror film, one of the most unforgettable of last year.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
In those almost unimaginable hours and days of anguish and heartbreak, Alastair had already read extracts to him from Arsene Wenger’s autobiography — a Christmas present that Adam had not yet read.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The Los Angeles Dodgers' beginning to the 2026 season was supposed to be Alex Vesia's first as a father, but the unimaginable happened.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginable
Adjective
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What the staff and workers have done in this span of time has been incredible.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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As pontiff, Leo wields incredible power and influence — but in truth, the message isn’t new.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The judge, Cedric Simpson, was incredulous.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Travelers at the airport Monday who heard about the vote were incredulous.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Another surgery swapped out her breast implants to erase her shoulder pain in 2022, Dishell said, but doctors warned her then that her other pain was unlikely to improve.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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But McKinnon, who runs the $14 billion digital identity management company Okta, adds that CEOs are unlikely to get the answer from their in-house IT experts.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Many of Florida’s buildings face aging materials, punishing weather, and deferred maintenance that quietly compound until conditions become impossible to ignore and threaten residents’ safety.—
Keegan A. Berry,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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The trustworthiness of nearly every website, inbox, and bank account rests on the assumption that these two problems are impossible to solve.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For most of baseball’s history, formal affiliation with any form of gambling was inconceivable.—
Michael Delayo,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps displacement resides in these inconceivable connections, in these scandalous imprecisions.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In Kafka, change is unthinkable.—
Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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In December, when 42 teams learned their opponents in the group stage, Italy had to wait four more months to know whether its previously unthinkable World Cup drought would be broken or extended.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After such a short time to have our own stadium is unbelievable.—
Michelle Kaufman
April 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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This is an unbelievable technical accomplishment.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Unimaginable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimaginable. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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