virtually unthinkable

Frequency: 7.19.2 per million words

Means it is in essence or effect impossible to imagine, though not in a literal sense.

unthinkableADVERB + unthinkable

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virtually

Examples (10)

  • It was virtually unthinkable for them to lose the match.
  • In that era, such a concept was virtually unthinkable.
  • A few years ago, this level of technology was virtually unthinkable.
  • For the community, the closure of the local hospital was virtually unthinkable.
  • The idea of living without internet access has become virtually unthinkable for many.
  • Giving up now is virtually unthinkable after all this effort.
  • Such a drastic change in policy seemed virtually unthinkable just last year.
  • It's virtually unthinkable that they would reject such a good offer.
  • To many, a world without books is virtually unthinkable.
  • The consequences of failing this mission were virtually unthinkable.