Unimaginable

Definition: Unimaginable

Unimaginable

Adjective

1. Totally unlikely.

Date "unimaginable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1509. (references)

Synonyms: Unimaginable

Synonyms: impossible (adj), inconceivable (adj), out of the question (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Impossibility	Adjective: impossible; not possible; absurd, contrary to reason; unlikely; unreasonable; incredible; beyond the bounds of reason, beyond the bounds of possibility, beyond the realm of possibility; from which reason recoils; visionary; inconceivable; (improbable); prodigious; (wonderful); unimaginable, inimaginable; unthinkable.
Improbability	Rare; (infrequent); unheard of, inconceivable; unimaginable, inimaginable; incredible; more than doubtful; strange, bizarre (uncomformable).
Size	Immeasurable, unfathomable, unplumbed; inconceivable, unimaginable, unheard-of.
Wonder	Monstrous, prodigious, stupendous, marvelous; inconceivable, incredible; inimaginable, unimaginable; strange; (uncommon); passing strange.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Unimaginable

English words defined with "unimaginable": Inimaginable ♦ unimaginably, unthinkably. (references)

Etymologies containing "unimaginable": Inimaginable. (references)

Domain

Usage

Screenplays

You unimaginable bastard! (Titanic; writing credit: James Cameron)

Unimaginable is the power of Lavos. (Chrono Trigger; writing credit: Yuji Horii; Masato Kato)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Creating the Unimaginable Life (reference) Cyprus and Its People: Nation, Identity, and Experience in an Unimaginable Community, 1955-1997 (reference) Imagining the Unimaginable (reference) Screening the Holocaust: Cinema's Images of the Unimaginable (reference) Simplicity: Notes, Stories and Exercises for Developing Unimaginable Wealth (reference) (more book examples)

Music	The Unimaginable Life (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Accordingly, during the past year Korea has sought to open up and restructure its economy on a scale previously considered unimaginable. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Russell Yates	Well, as far as the children, I mean, they were just absolutely the most beautiful children. And that's another way to make it, you know, another thing that makes it unimaginable for us is because we knew how much Andrea loved the children.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	Like all parents who lose their children, his father Tom has borne unimaginable grief.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Unimaginable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.28% of the time. "Unimaginable" is used about 139 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	99.28%	138	27,024
Noun (common)	0.72%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	139	N/A

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "unimaginable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i papërfytyrueshëm (inconceivable, unthinkable). (various references)

Arabic		‏غير معقول (out of the question, paradoxical, pointless, preposterous, unbelievable, unconscionable, unreasonable), ‏غير مصدق (good heavens, incredibility). (various references)

Bulgarian		невъобразим (impossible, inconceivable, portentous, undreamed of, unthinkable, unutterable), невъображаем. (various references)

Chinese		不可思議 (inconceivable). (various references)

Czech		nepředstavitelný (inconceivable, undreamed of, undreamt of, unimaginative), nemyslitelný (inconceivable, unthinkable). (various references)

French		inimaginable. (various references)

German		unvorstellbar (inconceivable, inconceivably, unimaginably, unthinkable, unthought of). (various references)

Greek		αφάνταστοσ (unimagined). (various references)

Hungarian		elképzelhetetlen (inconceivable, out of the question, unconceivable, unthinkable, wondrous). (various references)

Indonesian		terbayangkan, tak terbayangkan. (various references)

Italian		inimmaginabile. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		考えられない . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		か�"がえられない. (various references)

Manx		neusmooinaghtagh (inconsiderate), neusheiltynagh, do-smooinaghtyn. (various references)

Pig Latin		imaginableunay

Portuguese		inimaginável (unthinkable), inconcebível (unthinkable, wondrous). (various references)

Romanian		inimaginabil (inconceivable, undreamed of), extraordinar (amazing, arch, astonishing, egregious, enormous, exceedingly, extra, extraordinary, extremely, fierce, marvellous, noble, out, phenomenal, phenomenally, prodigious, proud, rare, rattling, remarkable, special, striking, terrible, tremendous, uncommon, undreamed of, up to the nines, well, well I never, wonderful), de necrezut (fabulous, inconceivable, incredible, marvellous, tall, unbelievable). (various references)

Russian		невообразимый (unconceived, undreamedof, undreamed-of, undreamtof, undreamt-of, unthinkable). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		nezamisliv (inconceivable, undreamed of, unthinkable). (various references)

Spanish		no imaginable. (various references)

Swedish		otänkbar (unthinkable, unthought of), ofattbar (fathomless, inapprehensible, intangible, unthought of). (various references)

Turkish		tasavvur edilemez (undreamed of, undreamt of), düşünülemez (unthinkable). (various references)

Ukrainian		неймовірний (anecdotic, anecdotical, colossal, implausible, impossible, improbable, unbelievable). (various references)

Vietnamese		phi thường (hyperphysical, inconceivable, marvellous, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, remarkable, slashing, superhuman, uncommon), không thể tưởng tượng được; kỳ quái. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "unimaginable" (pronounced u'numa"junubul)
9	-m a" j u n u b u l	imaginable.
6	-u n u b u l	abominable, actionable, determinable, fashionable, fissionable, impressionable, inalienable, interminable, objectionable, personable, questionable, reasonable, seasonable, unconscionable, unfashionable, unmentionable, unquestionable.
5	-n u b u l	amenable, attainable, burnable, cannibal, Combinable, definable, discernible, explainable, impregnable, indefinable, obtainable, returnable, sustainable, tenable, trainable, tunable, unalienable, unattainable, unexplainable, ungovernable, unobtainable, unreasonable, unsustainable, untenable, unwinnable, winnable.
4	-u b u l	acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, callable, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, observable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmistakable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unreachable, unreadable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, workable.
3	-b u l	able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-g-i-i-l-m-n-n-u"
	-2 letters: imaginable.
	-3 letters: bigeminal, unamiable.
	-4 letters: aliening, benaming, biannual, biennial, biennium, bimanual, emailing, enabling, gainable, galbanum, iguanian, imaginal, inguinal, linguine, mainline, melanian, miauling, ungenial, unmingle.
	-5 letters: abelian, abigail, alanine, albumen, albumin, alining, alumina, alumine, alumnae, ambling, amiable, aneling, anginal, anguine, aniline, anlagen, bailing, beaming, beaning, biennia, blaming, blueing, bluming, bulimia, eanling, gamelan, geminal, guanine, imagine.
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