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
Like today’s Challenger and Mustang, the modern Camaro offers straight line performance that would have been unthinkable during the original muscle car era.
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Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Reggaeton, Afrobeats, and K-pop now reach English-speaking audiences to an extent that was unthinkable when traditional gatekeepers—major labels, drive-time DJs, Rolling Stone—held more sway.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Youth visas: unthinkable just a few years ago As the United Kingdom has been part of the European free movement regime before its exit from the EU, there had previously been no need for such a deal with European countries.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Not long ago, this kind of praise would have been unthinkable from him.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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And defensive ends Jarvis Moss and Derrick Harvey led an incredible performance against season-long No. 1 Ohio State, holding Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith and the Buckeyes to 82 total yards.—
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While there was no way HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us would ever be as incredible as the Naughty Dog game upon which it’s based, Season 1 did a pretty remarkable job nonetheless.—
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Miller, who had been at the heart of the rivalry, authored one of the most incredulous comebacks in NBA playoff history.—
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Joel is incredulous, which only fuels Ellie’s anger further.—
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However, due to injuries suffered by Lucas Bergvall, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski, this unlikely partnership should play together in Bilbao as Spurs attempt to win silverware for the first time since 2008.—
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Prison officials in Costa Rica caught an unlikely suspect attempting to smuggle drugs behind bars last week.—
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The balancing act is a startling visual and seems almost impossible to achieve in real life.—
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The teardown and communications teams at iFixit were largely expecting Apple to release another tiny product that was impossible to fix or have its batteries swapped, filling the gaps in landfills alongside AirPods.—
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In terms of achievements that were once equally preposterous and inconceivable 30 years ago, TCU reaching the Sweet 16 in women’s basketball is on the same level as the school making the national title game in football.—
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In fact, the superstructure is estimated to hold an almost inconceivable 200 quadrillion (that's 200 followed by 15 zeros) times the mass of the sun and is more than 1.3 billion light-years long, larger than the Milky Way.—
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Through countless simulations and real-world interactions, the agent might identify subtle patterns and adjustments that lead to significant energy savings that were previously unimaginable.—
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The clearance rate in Watts in 2023 and 2024 hit 100 percent — an unimaginable statistic pre-CSP.—
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The number of brands from ABG that are out there living unbelievable lives outside in the U.S. was eye-opening.—
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To be recognized among this incredible group of artists is an unbelievable honor and beyond my wildest dreams.—
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“Unthinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unthinkable. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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