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
Deep-tech innovation — the practice of harnessing the most recent advancements in scientific understanding to create technologies that were previously inconceivable — has delivered groundbreaking companies like SpaceX and products such as mRNA vaccines.
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Linus Dahlander and Francis De Véricourt, Harvard Business Review, 7 Oct. 2024
When editing that down to a single hour proved to be inconceivable, a decision was made for the episode to be split into two, requiring additional scenes for a cliffhanger and proper opening to Episode 2.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Regardless of whether the uncommitted group genuinely expected to be allowed a public platform, the idea that the Democratic machine would have made such a concession is inconceivable.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
Grain and coal in inconceivable volumes were sent there and then off to the world.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
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Linus Dahlander and Francis De Véricourt, Harvard Business Review, 7 Oct. 2024
When editing that down to a single hour proved to be inconceivable, a decision was made for the episode to be split into two, requiring additional scenes for a cliffhanger and proper opening to Episode 2.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Regardless of whether the uncommitted group genuinely expected to be allowed a public platform, the idea that the Democratic machine would have made such a concession is inconceivable.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
Grain and coal in inconceivable volumes were sent there and then off to the world.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconceivable
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High-end options feature intense realism, including flocked finishes and incredible body detail.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Don't miss out on these incredible offers (with more to come)!Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 11 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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The plaintiffs are the Idaho Academy of Family Physicians, two physicians and the four women testifying this week, who learned while pregnant that their fetuses were unlikely to survive.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Gunmen from the Manfredi and Bevilaqua outfits, led by weed store employee and unlikely sharpshooter Grace, take out the rest of the Triads.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Nov. 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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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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Wrist bands For a true sentimentalist, throwing away concert wristbands is simply unimaginable.Sammi Tapper, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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Piedmont also envisions installing a stoplight at Coaches Field which would result in unimaginable congestion.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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And three days later this unbelievable shooting occurred.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Again, that’s not to say Alice’s actions are unbelievable, especially for a messy teenager who just confronted the man whose drunk driving killed her mother.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Inconceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconceivable. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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