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
The individual nature of these conflicts meant the season lacked the catharsis of an entire team coming together to face the unimaginable with bravery and grace.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Only a handful of operators worldwide, however, have the expertise, clout, and ambition to make the unimaginable real.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
In the days since a deadly shooting at Piedmont Park claimed the life of 16-year-old Tianah Robinson, her family has been left navigating an unimaginable grief—one now shared with a community preparing to say goodbye.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
This means your ability to magnetize things is amazing and unimaginable.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unimaginable
Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Only a handful of operators worldwide, however, have the expertise, clout, and ambition to make the unimaginable real.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
In the days since a deadly shooting at Piedmont Park claimed the life of 16-year-old Tianah Robinson, her family has been left navigating an unimaginable grief—one now shared with a community preparing to say goodbye.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
This means your ability to magnetize things is amazing and unimaginable.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimaginable
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The Spurs led by as much as 20 in the fourth quarter, which is an incredible turnaround.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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No, that stuff is all incredible and very much the result of good fortune in my career.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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
Adjective
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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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But when she's laid off from her newspaper job, Andy returns to Runway as a features editor and helps the magazine land a once-unthinkable exclusive interview.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The encounter between Christianity’s two most famous religious figures would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, given the divisions between their two churches over women’s ordination in general and Mullally's appointment in particular.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Fifty years is really unbelievable.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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So there’s this unbelievable amount of content from which to choose from.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Unimaginable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimaginable. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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