as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
to most people it seemed unthinkable that such a gentle man could be guilty of such awful crimes
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Recent Examples of unthinkable
Now Hulst, with Chapa and McChesney holding on, was chasing something almost as unthinkable.
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Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Shares have tumbled over 60% from their November 2024 highs driven by fundamentals but also marked by an unthinkable shock.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
That opened the door to so many people who five years ago would have been unthinkable.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
Pre-revenue clean energy companies are entering public markets at a pace that would have been unthinkable two years ago.
—Tenzin Seldon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
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Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Shares have tumbled over 60% from their November 2024 highs driven by fundamentals but also marked by an unthinkable shock.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
That opened the door to so many people who five years ago would have been unthinkable.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
Pre-revenue clean energy companies are entering public markets at a pace that would have been unthinkable two years ago.
—Tenzin Seldon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unthinkable
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The only tropical rainforest in the US National Forest System, Puerto Rico's El Yunque National Forest is home to an incredible amount of biodiversity.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 May 2026
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In the moments before the Kentucky Derby began, two incredible women – one stepping off the grandest stage in horse racing and another about to step onto it – strode together to Churchill Downs’ paddock.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Given the Fed's current hold, a sudden drop seems unlikely in the near term, but it's never guaranteed.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Ohm is an unlikely hero, but the nagging mystery gets its hooks into him, and the only way out is through.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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His comments prompted jeers and incredulous laughs.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Starmer’s explanation was greeted with jeers from opposition lawmakers, incredulous that the nation’s leader hadn’t known such a crucial piece of information.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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So heavy, in fact, that the Magic crumbled underneath the weight and the tone of the series has changed, and the reasons are impossible to ignore.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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April 20 – May 20 A turning point in your relationships becomes impossible to ignore.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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At that point, something terrible, something on the scale of the Maidan protests in Ukraine in 2014, is not inconceivable.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The camera quality on Artemis, let alone the ability to livestream the views, was inconceivable during the Apollo era.—
Rebecca Boyle,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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He’s gone into juvenile detention centers to help explain his story to kids who might be going through something unimaginable in their own lives.—
Alex Zietlow,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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He’s gone into juvenile detention centers to help explain his story to kids who might be going through something unimaginable in their own lives.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026
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Watch the full video for more unbelievable moments from 30,000 feet.—
Meena Thiruvengadam,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
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Summer might be ideal for a windows-down drive, but fall here—with vibrant yellow and orange foliage—is unbelievable.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Unthinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthinkable. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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