unimaginable

[US]/ʌnɪ'mædʒɪnəb(ə)l/
[UK]/ˌʌnɪ'mædʒɪnəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. beyond imagination; difficult to imagine; unexpected.

Example Sentences

lives of almost unimaginable deprivation.

Such speed of travel was unimaginable before the railway age.

he reduces unimaginable statistics to manageable proportions.

We all believed it unimaginable that he had lived alone on a deserted island for so long.

an unimaginable amount of wealth

facing an unimaginable challenge

an unimaginable disaster struck

reached an unimaginable height

an unimaginable level of success

experiencing an unimaginable loss

an unimaginable future awaits

reached an unimaginable milestone

an unimaginable horror story

facing an unimaginable reality

Real-world Examples

It's an almost unimaginable amount of energy.

Source: BBC documentary "The Mystery of the Sun"

Kind of unimaginable how something this small creates so much devastation for something that big.

Source: Listening Digest

That would have been unimaginable just a year ago.

Source: NPR News Summary June 2018 Collection

When we are in good health, death is all but unimaginable. We seldom think of it.

Source: New Century College English Comprehensive Course (2nd Edition) Volume 2

The whole thing is by God unimaginable.

Source: BBC Listening September 2014 Compilation

In ways that will seem unimaginable right now.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Yeah, but the scale of this is truly unimaginable, you know?

Source: NPR News October 2017 Collection

Yeah. - And had gone through something unimaginable. - Oh, incredible.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

It's unimaginable what children with illnesses go through.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

We have seen unimaginable violence carried out in the name of religion.

Source: VOA Daily Standard March 2017 Collection

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