Unthinkably: meaning, definitions and examples

Use this when something is so unlikely or extreme that it cannot be considered or imagined happening.

• It was unthinkably cold, even for winter.
• The idea of world peace seemed unthinkably distant.

Use this to express that something is beyond belief or cannot be comprehended.

• The universe is inconceivably vast.
• His generosity was inconceivably large.

Use this when describing something that cannot happen or be achieved, often used in an exaggerated sense.

• She finished the assignment in an impossibly short time.
• The mountain seemed impossibly high to climb.

Use this to describe something that is beyond what one can imagine, often used to emphasize the scale or degree of something.

• The earthquake caused unimaginably extensive damage.
• She achieved success at an unimaginably young age.