unimaginable

adjective

un·​imag·​in·​able
ˌən-ə-ˈmaj-nə-bəl,
-ˈma-jə- How to pronounce unimaginable (audio)
: not imaginable or comprehensible
unimaginable horror
unimaginably
ˌən-ə-ˈmaj-nə-blē
-ˈma-jə How to pronounce unimaginable (audio)
adverb

Examples of unimaginable in a Sentence

the unimaginable horrors of war a disaster of almost unimaginable proportions This technology would have been unimaginable five years ago.
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The pain of this loss is unimaginable for our family. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 7 June 2025 The Hidden Infrastructure Powering AI The foundation of these systems starts with hardware configurations that would have been unimaginable a decade ago. Jitender Jain, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 But the unimaginable happened Tuesday and now Linda Tracy is gone. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025 That day, a double rainbow had split through the sky — a tiny comfort in a period of unimaginable grief. Peter Baugh, New York Times, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unimaginable

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unimaginable was in 1611

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“Unimaginable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimaginable. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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