unimaginably

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adverb

To an extent or in a way that cannot be, or could not have been, imagined.

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Meanings

adverbunimaginably (comparative more unimaginably, superlative most unimaginably)

comparative more unimaginably · superlative most unimaginably

  1. To an extent or in a way that cannot be, or could not have been, imagined.

    As it prepares to inaugurate a new president, America is also trying to forge a fresh identity in a world unimaginably different from the one inherited by George W Bush only eight years ago.

    2009 January 4, Paul Harris, “Paul Harris: Frugality is cool in the cash-strapped US”, in The Observer

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbto an unimaginable extent

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Finnish kuvailemattomasti
  • kuvailemattomastiTranslations
French inimaginablement
  • inimaginablementTranslations
German unvorstellbar
  • unvorstellbarTranslations
Greek αφάνταστα
  • αφάνταστα (afántasta)Translations
Polish niewyobrażalnie
  • niewyobrażalnieTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

unimaginably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unimaginably

MLA

“unimaginably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unimaginably. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unimaginably,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unimaginably.

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