unthinkable

impensable, inimaginable

Tan improbable o difícil de imaginar que no se considera seriamente que pueda ocurrir.

En inglés sencillo: So unlikely or difficult to imagine that you cannot seriously consider it happening.

• Defeat seemed unthinkable to the champions.
• A world without the internet is almost unthinkable now.
• What once seemed unthinkable has become possible.

Cómo se usa: unthinkable that… (It seemed unthinkable that the river could dry up.)

Sinónimos: unimaginable, inconceivable

Antónimos: conceivable, imaginable

Expresiones frecuentes: unthinkable scenario, previously unthinkable, seem unthinkable

increíble, inconcebible

Tan sorprendente o extremo que cuesta mucho creerlo.

En inglés sencillo: So surprising or extreme that it is very hard to believe.

• The news described an unthinkable tragedy.
• The scale of the destruction was almost unthinkable.
• They survived suffering that seemed unthinkable to everyone back home.

Sinónimos: unbelievable, incredible

Antónimos: believable

Expresiones frecuentes: unthinkable tragedy, unthinkable loss, almost unthinkable

inadmisible, impensable

Tan incorrecto o inaceptable que nadie consideraría seriamente hacerlo.

En inglés sencillo: So wrong or unacceptable that people would never seriously consider doing it.

• Betraying her friends was unthinkable.
• Such behavior would be unthinkable in our community.
• For him, it was unthinkable to break a promise.

Cómo se usa: unthinkable to do something (It was unthinkable to abandon the injured passengers.)

Sinónimos: unacceptable, inconceivable

Antónimos: acceptable

Expresiones frecuentes: unthinkable behavior, morally unthinkable, quite unthinkable

lo impensable

Un suceso o una acción que parece demasiado terrible, imposible o inaceptable para contemplarlo.

En inglés sencillo: An event or action that seems too terrible, impossible, or unacceptable to consider.

• Then the unthinkable happened.
• The team achieved the unthinkable and beat the champions.
• She dared to consider the unthinkable: leaving her family behind.

Cómo se usa: the unthinkable (The unthinkable happened when both engines failed.)

Sinónimos: unspeakable

Expresiones frecuentes: the unthinkable, do the unthinkable, imagine the unthinkable