Nearby Words
unimaginable
| Main Entry: |
unimaginable
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mind-boggling |
| Synonyms: | beyond wildest dreams, doubtful, exceptional, extraordinary, fantastic, impossible, improbable, inapprehensible, incogitable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, indescribable, ineffable, not understandable, rare, singular, unbelievable, uncommon, unheard-of, unique, unknowable, unordinary, unthinkable |
| Antonyms: | believable, describable, imaginable |
| Main Entry: | extraordinary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strange and wonderful |
| Synonyms: | amazing, bizarre, boss*, curious, exceptional, fab, fantastic, flash*, gnarly, heavy*, inconceivable, incredible, marvelous, odd, off beaten path, out of the ordinary, outstanding, particular, peculiar, phenomenal, rare, remarkable, singular, special, strange, stupendous, surprising, terrific, uncommon, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unimaginable, unique, unprecedented, unthinkable, unusual, unwonted, weird, wicked* |
| Antonyms: | common, commonplace, customary, familiar, normal, ordinary, unextraordinary, unsurprising, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impossible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond the bounds of possibility |
| Synonyms: | absurd, beyond, contrary to reason, cureless, futile, hardly possible, hopeless, hundred-to-one, impassable, impervious, impracticable, impractical, inaccessible, inconceivable, inexecutable, infeasible, insurmountable, irrealizable, irreparable, no-go, no-way, no-win, not a prayer, out of the question, preposterous, too much, unachievable, unattainable, uncorrectable, unfeasible, unimaginable, unobtainable, unreasonable, unrecoverable, unthinkable, unworkable, useless, visionary, way out |
| Antonyms: | achievable, believable, obtainable, possible, reasonable, tenable |
| Main Entry: | improbable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not likely |
| Synonyms: | doubtful, dubious, fanciful, far-fetched, flimsy*, hundred-to-one, iffy, implausible, inconceivable, not expected, outside chance, questionable, rare, slim, slim and none, unbelievable, uncertain, unconvincing, unheard of, unimaginable, unlikely, unsubstantial, weak |
| Antonyms: | believable, likely, ostensible, plausible, possible, probable, tenable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incomprehensible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not understandable |
| Synonyms: | Delphic, Greek, baffling, beats me, beyond comprehension, beyond one's grasp, clear as mud, cryptic, enigmatic, fathomless, impenetrable, incognizable, inconceivable, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying, obscure, opaque, over one's head, perplexing, puzzling, sibylline, unclear, unfathomable, ungraspable, unimaginable, unintelligible, unknowable |
| Antonyms: | comprehensible, fathomable, intelligible, understandable |
| Main Entry: | inconceivable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond reason, belief |
| Synonyms: | extraordinary, fantastic, incomprehensible, implausible, impossible, improbable, incogitable, incredible, insupposable, mind-boggling, phony, rare, reachy, staggering, strange, thin*, unbelievable, unconvincing, unheard-of, unimaginable, unknowable, unlikely, unsubstantial, unthinkable, weak*, won't fly, won't wash |
| Antonyms: | believable, conceivable, fathomable, imaginable, reasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incredible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond belief |
| Synonyms: | absurd, far-fetched, fishy, flimsy*, implausible, impossible, improbable, incogitable, inconceivable, insupposable, out of the question, outlandish, phony, preposterous, questionable, ridiculous, rings phony, suspect, thin*, unbelievable, unconvincing, unimaginable, unsubstantial, untenable, unthinkable |
| Notes: | incredible means 'unbelievable' and incredulous means 'unbelieving' |
| Antonyms: | believable, credible, plausible, possible, realistic, tenable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | marvelous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hard to believe; amazing |
| Synonyms: | astonishing, astounding, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, bewildering, breathtaking, confounding, difficult to believe, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, implausible, improbable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, remarkable, singular, spectacular, staggering, strange, striking, stunning, stupendous, supernatural, surprising, unbelievable, unimaginable, unlikely, unusual, wonderful, wondrous |
| Antonyms: | believable, expected, ordinary, plain, unamazing |
| Main Entry: | miraculous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | surprisingly wonderful |
| Synonyms: | amazing, anomalous, astonishing, astounding, awesome, extraordinary, fabulous, freakish, heavy, incredible, inexplicable, magical, marvelous, monstrous, numinous, phenomenal, preternatural, prodigious, spectacular, staggering, strange, stupefying, stupendous, superhuman, superior, supermundane, supernatural, supranatural, thaumaturgic, the utmost, unaccountable, unbelievable, unearthly, unimaginable, unreal, wonderworking, wondrous |
| Antonyms: | normal, usual |
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