unplausible

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Recent Examples of unplausible Others, though, found the entire concept totally unplausible and wished the show stayed true to its psychological thriller premise rather than introducing fantasy elements in its final moments. Neha Prakash, Marie Claire, 19 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unplausible
Adjective
  • Frank often mocked Gus’s improbable revelations, as when Gus swore a saint had appeared to him through his bedroom curtains one night.
    David Mcgrath, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
  • For that to happen, however, the Knicks would need to win four of their final games — not impossible, but improbable — and the Celtics, winners of eight of their last 10 games, would need to lose four of their final six.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Chino Pacas’ implausible success story starts on the streets of Guanajuato, Mexico.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Such an outcome is not implausible.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • After such a short time to have our own stadium is unbelievable.
    Michelle Kaufman April 3, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
  • This is an unbelievable technical accomplishment.
    Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • What the staff and workers have done in this span of time has been incredible.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • Because these interviews are edited and condensed, the parts of it that get cut out will retroactively make those parts of this present moment sort of ridiculous.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Recently, despite their consistent and ridiculous denials, it was found that Iran had built numerous missiles capable of reaching all over Europe.
    Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • This series is inspired by the shocking and absurd true story of the suburban dentist who built a drug empire behind the façade of the American dream.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
  • To consider Karaban as anything but an abject success story is absurd.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Unplausible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unplausible. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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