as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
the formerly inconceivable idea that humans could land on the moon
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Recent Examples of inconceivable
The awesome parts—expelling a new person out of my own body, say—were, quite literally, inconceivable.
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Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Former President Donald Trump won the state 56% to 43% on Tuesday, a 13-point win that was inconceivable even to his most die-hard supporters four years ago.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
Israel has violated all conceivable and inconceivable international agreements.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Oct. 2024
There is the courage to accept uncertainty; to rely on a man who has hurt you; to keep going when the future is inconceivable.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
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Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Former President Donald Trump won the state 56% to 43% on Tuesday, a 13-point win that was inconceivable even to his most die-hard supporters four years ago.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
Israel has violated all conceivable and inconceivable international agreements.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Oct. 2024
There is the courage to accept uncertainty; to rely on a man who has hurt you; to keep going when the future is inconceivable.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for inconceivable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconceivable
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The Lions, after an incredible 15-2 regular season, couldn’t overcome massive injuries to their defense that coordinator Aaron Glenn, another hot coaching candidate, somehow managed as the year wore on.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Iowa product laid out and brought in an incredible one-handed grab for the score to put Detroit in front 14-10.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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However, despite the incredulous nature of predictive forecasting, the desire to do so has inspired a more worthy endeavor: foresight.—
Dr. Marcus Collins,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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To his angry fan base and incredulous pockets of the Patriots’ media corps, remember Mayo’s future doesn’t hinge on winning this season.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
22 Dec. 2024
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As ByteDance has blocked the service, these workarounds are unlikely to be effective for long.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Admiration for Juventus left-back Andrea Cambiaso is unlikely to go further in the current market.—
David Ornstein,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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In fact, doing that kind of data cleansing lift is impossible for some companies.—
Kathleen Hurley,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Trump and Musk have said DOGE would find $2 trillion in spending cuts, a task budget experts have said is impossible without touching entitlement benefits like Social Security and Medicare and a $1.7 trillion discretionary budget.—
The National Desk,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Jan. 2025
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The strongest fiscal conservatives in Congress, by contrast, have used the threat of default to extract concessions on spending that would have otherwise been unthinkable.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
4 Jan. 2025
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The discussion of a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve in the U.S. Senate - unthinkable just a few years ago - represents a fundamental shift in how government officials view cryptocurrency's role in the national economy.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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By late afternoon that day, the Palisades had turned into an unimaginable hellscape.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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The work that felt so pressing just hours before didn’t matter as much in the face of unimaginable personal loss.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2025
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For a young man who had seen nothing but farms his whole life, this unbelievable dream-like existence left him in awe.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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He’s been unbelievable for them and with a lot less experienced help around him.—
Sean Gentille,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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