unthinkably
Past all comprehension
Unthinkably describes something done to a degree beyond what the mind can readily accept or imagine.
It intensifies adjectives suggesting extremes: unthinkably cruel, unthinkably expensive, unthinkably close to disaster.
The word often signals that reality has exceeded expectations—what seemed impossible has happened: The project came in unthinkably under budget.
Beyond what's achievable
- inconceivablyBeyond what mind grasps
- unfathomablyBeyond capacity to understand
- incomprehensiblyBeyond capacity to grasp
- unimaginablyBeyond mental conception
extraordinarily · astronomically · preposterously · absurdly · ridiculously · outrageously · tremendously · enormously
In an astonishing manner
- blessedlyIn a fortunate way
- providentiallyBy fortunate chance
- serendipitouslyBy pleasant surprise
- fortuitouslyBy lucky accident
luckily · wondrously · marvelously · remarkably · astonishingly · surprisingly · unexpectedly · improbably
In shocking manner
- horrifyinglyIn a terrifying way
- disturbinglyIn an unsettling manner
- alarminglyIn a worrying manner
- frighteninglyIn terror-inducing manner
ghastly · grotesquely · hideously · monstrously · atrociously · egregiously · scandalously · shamefully
Without regard for others
- heartlesslyWithout empathy or care
- mercilesslyWithout pity or restraint
- ruthlesslyWithout pity or compassion
- brutallyIn a cruel manner
savagely · viciously · inhumanely · barbarously · coldly · pitilessly · remorselessly · unconscionably
impossibly
Beyond what's achievable
- inconceivablyBeyond what mind grasps
- unfathomablyBeyond capacity to understand
- incomprehensiblyBeyond capacity to grasp
unimaginably · extraordinarily · astronomically · preposterously · absurdly · ridiculously · outrageously · tremendously · enormously · colossally
miraculously
In an astonishing manner
- blessedlyIn a fortunate way
- providentiallyBy fortunate chance
- serendipitouslyBy pleasant surprise
fortuitously · luckily · wondrously · marvelously · remarkably · astonishingly · surprisingly · unexpectedly · improbably · incredibly
appallingly
In shocking manner
- horrifyinglyIn a terrifying way
- disturbinglyIn an unsettling manner
- alarminglyIn a worrying manner
frighteningly · ghastly · grotesquely · hideously · monstrously · atrociously · egregiously · scandalously · shamefully · disgracefully
callously
Without regard for others
- heartlesslyWithout empathy or care
- mercilesslyWithout pity or restraint
- ruthlesslyWithout pity or compassion
brutally · savagely · viciously · inhumanely · barbarously · coldly · pitilessly · remorselessly · unconscionably · unforgivably
unthinkablyconceivably
Within imagination's reach
imaginably · believably · probably · predictably · plausibly
unthinkablyordinarily
In the usual manner
moderately · typically · normally · unremarkably · mildly