Unimaginable: meaning, definitions and examples

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unimaginable

[ ˌʌnɪˈmadʒɪnəbl ]

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adjective to describe something beyond imagination

Not able to be imagined or grasped mentally; extremely unusual or extraordinary.

Synonyms

inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unfathomable, unthinkable

Examples of usage

His success was unimaginable just a few years ago.
The scale of the destruction was unimaginable.
I find it unimaginable that they would lie to us.
The beauty of the landscape was simply unimaginable.
The complexity of the task was unimaginable.

Translations

Translations of the word "unimaginable" in other languages:

🇵🇹 inimaginável

🇮🇳 अकल्पनीय

🇩🇪 unvorstellbar

🇮🇩 tidak terbayangkan

🇺🇦 незбагненний

🇵🇱 niewyobrażalny

🇯🇵 想像を絶する

🇫🇷 inimaginable

🇪🇸 inimaginable

🇹🇷 akıl almaz

🇰🇷 상상할 수 없는

🇸🇦 لا يمكن تصوره

🇨🇿 nepředstavitelný

🇸🇰 nepredstaviteľný

🇨🇳 不可思议的

🇸🇮 nepredstavljiv

🇮🇸 óhugsanlegur

🇰🇿 елестету мүмкін емес

🇬🇪 წარმოუდგენელი

🇦🇿 təsəvvüredilməz

🇲🇽 inimaginable

Word origin

The word 'unimaginable' originates from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' or 'opposite of', and 'imaginable' derived from 'imagine', which comes from the Middle English 'ymagen', from Old French 'imaginer', from Latin 'imaginari' meaning 'to picture to oneself'. The concept of something being unimaginable suggests a level of beyond comprehension or mental visualization, emphasizing the extraordinary nature of the subject.