Translation guide
Expresses that something is beyond what can be imagined, often implying extreme degree, impossibility, or shock.
Describing something so extreme, large, or intense that it cannot be imagined.
A common phrase meaning 'beyond imagination', often used for extreme situations, suffering, or scale.
The damage was unimaginable.
Literally 'cannot even imagine', used for things that are hard to picture or believe.
It's unimaginable that he would do such a thing.
Means 'exceeding imagination', often used for scale or quality.
Its beauty was unimaginable.
Expressing that something is so unlikely or unacceptable that it cannot be considered.
Emphasizing that something is so amazing or terrible that it cannot be described.
想像を絶する emphasizes the extreme scale or intensity beyond imagination, while 考えられない focuses on the impossibility or unacceptability of an event. Use 想像を絶する for things like vast destruction or immense pain, and 考えられない for situations that defy belief.
そんなことありえないよ。
That's unimaginable!
Means 'unexpected' or 'beyond what one could think of', often for surprising events.
The result was unimaginable.