unthinkable
adjective
un·think·able
ˌən-ˈthiŋ-kə-bəl 
1
: not capable of being grasped by the mind
2
: being contrary to what is reasonable, desirable, or probable : being out of the question
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to most people it seemed unthinkable that such a gentle man could be guilty of such awful crimes
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 May 2025
And that surprising change is likely to lead Diaz to a contract decision that might have been unthinkable at this point last year.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Not many years ago, something like this would have been unthinkable.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
At the school compound, one woman screamed at Hamas, an expression of anger at Gaza’s ruling militants once virtually unthinkable.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unthinkable
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“Unthinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unthinkable. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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unthinkable
adjective
un·think·able
ˌən-ˈthiŋ-kə-bəl
ˈən-
: not to be thought of or considered as possible
unthinkable cruelty
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