IMPLAUSIBLY Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

implausibly

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as in incredibly

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Recent Examples of implausibly Somewhat implausibly for the median lifespan of the late 12th century, Enrico lives to 98 years old. — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 On weekdays, there is one service a day that passes through this implausibly remote part of the Cambridgeshire Fens at just after seven in the morning. — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026 Max is accompanied on his adventures by anxious robot C-3PO AB Sitter, and FX, a magical alien masquerading as a toy who can turn the kid's implausibly impressive sand sculptures into fully functioning robots. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 July 2026 Bewildered by the change, Emily scrambles to restore their bond, implausibly teaching herself piano in a bid to impress her guardian. — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026 When a handful of renderings leaked prematurely, the initial reactions focused on ostensibly vulgar details, especially bronze accents that looked implausibly golden in the renderings and a presidential seal etched on one wall. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026 The morphine concentration was implausibly high because it was fabricated. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 In the summer of 2024, UNICEF’s representative in Congo suggested that 361,000 children might be laboring in mines in southern Congo, though this number seems implausibly high and drew quick opprobrium from Congolese NGOs that work on the issue. — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026 Aje suggests that Mayra passes over her baby to her when the time comes, and Mayra implausibly agrees. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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This 30-percent-off New Balance pair is incredibly versatile and goes with anything.

— Anna Traver, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026
In fact, bets on whether people would live or die were incredibly popular.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

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For Jake, the eight months since his parents’ deaths have felt both impossibly long and startlingly immediate.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Door County Wisconsin Door County is a 70-mile-long peninsula of impossibly charming villages—Sister Bay, Fish Creek, and Egg Harbor, to name a few—strung together by the scenic Door County Coastal Byway.

— Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026

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