be unthinkable

Frequency: 8.015.5 per million words

Used to state that something is impossible to imagine or accept.

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Examples (10)

  • It is simply unthinkable that he would resign at such a critical moment.
  • For many people, the idea of living without a smartphone is unthinkable.
  • A century ago, the concept of space travel would have been unthinkable.
  • It was unthinkable for her to leave her family behind and move abroad.
  • Such a compromise would be unthinkable to the party's core supporters.
  • The thought of losing his job was quite unthinkable to him.
  • It is not unthinkable that we might see further interest rate hikes this year.
  • Failure is simply unthinkable for the rescue team at this stage.
  • A decade ago, such rapid technological change would have been unthinkable.
  • It would be unthinkable to suggest that the research data was falsified.