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Definitions

unthinkable

[uhn-thing-kuh-buhl] / ʌnˈθɪŋ kə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
incredible, unusual
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absurd extraordinary illogical implausible impossible improbable inconceivable preposterous rare unbelievable uncommon unimaginable unlikely unreasonable
WEAK
beyond belief beyond possibility exceptional incogitable insupportable out of the question outlandish singular unique unordinary
Antonyms
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believable cheap common familiar imaginable likely logical normal ordinary plausible possible probably rational reasonable regular sensible tenable usual
WEAK
conceivable credible

Example Sentences

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But now Arm is doing the once unthinkable: making a data center CPU of its own, for the first time competing directly with its customers.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

These cases are often framed as shocking, unthinkable tragedies—aberrations no one could have predicted.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

“It was almost unthinkable in the 1980s that two men or two women could legally marry under California law,” said Matsumura, the Loyola professor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

"My life changed in 1981 when Steve Davis won the World Championship. It's unthinkable for us to play the World Championship anywhere else than this great venue."

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

And I’m not crying, either, even though I know that something unthinkable has just happened to my family.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman