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

STRONGEST

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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One season without a trophy is major woe for Guardiola and City, two would be downright unthinkable.

From BBC

That outcome would have been unthinkable a decade ago, when even China’s biggest hits still relied on some level of international contribution to reach global prominence.

From MarketWatch

Go to any of Sporting Kansas City’s home games and check out the parking lot: Right there in KCK, Missouri license plates galore, something once unthinkable in my hometown.

From The Wall Street Journal

During the height of the Cold War, it was unthinkable for the U.S. to sell supercomputers to the Soviet Union, the equivalent of the GPUs today.

From The Wall Street Journal

The idea that we weren’t already living in paradise was unthinkable.

From Salon

unthinkable

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