as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
the terrorist attacks generated a whole passel of implausible conspiracy theories that dishonor the memory of those who perished
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Recent Examples of implausible
And whenever the plot seems too implausible, the superb performances of Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning keep things anchored to emotional reality.
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
What To Know Holland told The Sunday Times that the discussion of suspects will begin with the most implausible, including Queen Victoria’s grandson, Prince Albert Victor, and her physician, Sir William Gull.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
So with no external oversight, and both its political class and military implicated, Guinea-Bissau now faces an implausible path back to constitutional rule.
—Tomi Oladipo, semafor.com, 1 Dec. 2025
The idea of an alternative became even more implausible after the United States’ apparent victory in the Cold War, whereupon history itself seemed to end in American-style democracy and capitalism.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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First, of course, is Nakache’s incredible resilience in the face of the demons of his past, which stem from the greater history of his country.—
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There were some incredible individual seasons across positions like San Francisco RB Christian McCaffrey, Seattle WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cleveland DE Myles Garrett.—
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Even the most incredulous of us listened to him describe the visions of fleeting stars that were enchanting enough to swoon the most beautiful people on this poor Earth.—
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The Origin of the Moscow Mule The Moscow Mule has an incredulous origin story.—
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The team rallied to win their first Test in Australia since 2011 at the MCG in Melbourne and have now taken the final Test into a fifth day in Sydney, albeit victory looks unlikely.—
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Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, said a major drought year is unlikely given how much precipitation the state has gotten, adding that the southern part of state is seeing one of the wettest starts to any water year on record.—
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While Houston’s rally wasn’t quite as explosive, the Texans pulled off what once seemed impossible.—
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There are great catches and there are impossible catches.—
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Unfortunately, with almost no chemistry between them, they’re lost in a sea of unconvincing misdirections that should have been a 90-minute feature, if that.—
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Trump undermined the argument of his prepared remarks by riffing on the economy with a series of unconvincing, hyperbolic assertions and false statements.—
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As much as his ability to land the inconceivable, Malinin’s great strength has always been the imagination and courage to take his skating to places few even considered, let alone dared to reach for.—
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In this context, misbehavior was almost inconceivable for the García children.—
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Or in the exaggerated, almost unbelievable stories told by aging fans who swore college football once had a soul, an edge and an attitude that rattled authority.—
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Indiana, the losingest program in college football history, can cap an unbelievable two-year run under coach Curt Cignetti.—
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After the first Roundtable, Survivor stalwart Rob Cesternino — perhaps clued in by Candiace’s absurd conga line ploy to get people out of the kitchen — sniffed out that a murder in plain sight could be happening.—
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Contrary to what many may think, the researchers found no correlation between a person’s level of education and their capacity to believe in absurd conspiracies.—
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“Implausible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implausible. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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