unplausible

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Recent Examples of unplausible Others, though, found the entire concept totally unplausible and wished the show stayed true to its psychological thriller premise rather than introducing fantasy elements in its final moments. Neha Prakash, Marie Claire, 19 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unplausible
Adjective
  • Powerhouse Duke wobbled into an improbable, surreal 11-point halftime deficit against Siena.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The Italian-Americans of the Azzurri, fresh off an improbable World Baseball Classic run, carry the stories of their grandparents with them.
    Nicola Bambini, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Chino Pacas’ implausible success story starts on the streets of Guanajuato, Mexico.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Such an outcome is not implausible.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • That was no different on Friday night, and the numbers were borderline unbelievable.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Jordan is an unbelievable developing leader.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • But Trump’s comments indicate that’s unlikely.
    Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Paul was already an unlikely candidate for a franchise as traditional as The Bachelor.
    Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • But there is something so wonderful about being fifty and having your own job and having been through so many disappointments that a situation like this is filtered through different experiences and people—the narrator’s discernment has an incredible clarity.
    Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Just an incredible environment.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Kyle Tucker got a ridiculous four-year, $240 million deal from the Los Angeles Dodgers, but that’s not their fault.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Healey is clearly not a hunter and looks ridiculous trying to pretend to be one.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The 2023 Lahaina fire made the issue impossible to ignore.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
  • That’s something that the broader AI industry has so far struggled to do, partly because LLMs are typically trained on vast, messy datasets scraped from across the internet, where ownership, consent and individual contributions from millions of sources are nearly impossible to track.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Shawn Hatosy is particularly feral here, injecting real menace into an otherwise absurd premise.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The deadpan one-liners exaggerating his strength, speed and toughness to absurd levels, turned Norris into one of the internet’s first global memes.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026

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“Unplausible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unplausible. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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