as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
it's unconceivable that a once-promising actor could end up this way
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Recent Examples of unconceivable
Keep releases have been, but that seems unconceivable.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2022
My homeland had put me through hell, and much worse, had done unconceivable atrocities, genocide even, in neighboring countries.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Mar. 2022
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2022
My homeland had put me through hell, and much worse, had done unconceivable atrocities, genocide even, in neighboring countries.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconceivable
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Due to his taking an unusual sabbatical after four glorious seasons in Spain, the narrative that Guardiola is an incredible coach who burns out quickly developed.Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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The incredible detail of Anderson's stop-motion animation gets more astounding in every scene (The leaves!Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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In the interim, Gore made another call to an incredulous Bush to retract his concession.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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The New Orleans rapper was shirtless in both photos, sporting an incredulous expression in the first and an angry scowl in the second.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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Travel conditions in some areas were expected to be difficult if not impossible.Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
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Some worry that this will put an impossible burden on public welfare and health care systems and on younger generations who will have to care for a huge population of older people.Vegard Skirbekk, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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Langer’s unlikely 30-foot putt for birdie capped a thrilling, down to the wire season-ending tournament.Candace Oehler, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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They're paired up as roommates and forge an unlikely friendship, but after an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), Glinda and Elphaba go down two starkly different paths.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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The era also gave hampton a level of access to some of rap’s biggest stars that would be inconceivable today.Abe Beame, Vulture, 2 July 2024
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The South Koreans have pledged to arm Ukraine if North Korean troops fight there, raising the complicated prospect of an Asian proxy war in Europe – again something that would have been inconceivable years ago, and that also tilts us towards the notion of a world war.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Trump lost that border county, which is more than 90 percent Hispanic, by 5 points in 2020 and 60 points in 2016—for an almost unimaginable 76-point shift in eight years toward the GOP.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2024
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The boost in reach his song is getting through the MLB, the NY Mets and all the fan support is unimaginable, amplifying his music far beyond the baseball field.Anto Dotcom, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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This kind of candor about mental health would have been unthinkable a decade ago.Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Not long ago, such activist drama at Southwest would have been unthinkable.Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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Choose from classic gift sets with bubbly for NYE toasts, an unbelievable Fireball keg for the party boy in your life and of course, the top-selling Total Wine Advent calendar for someone extra special.Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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Stereophonic is there right now and the set is unbelievable.Shivani Vora, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Unconceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconceivable. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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