Implausible
Implausible adjective - Too extraordinary or improbable to believe.
Surprising and implausible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surprising" instead an adjective "Implausible".
Nearby Word: implausibly
Surprising
Surprising adjective - Causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness.
Implausible and surprising are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Implausible" instead an adjective "Surprising".
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A character with a tongue of surprising, implausible, or downright impossible length.
Source: Overly Long Tongue -
Many of these are implausible, mind you (parts have a habit of being way out of scale), but seeing how most of these designs are for one-shot villains, it's a surprising amount of detail.
Source: Schematized Prop -
Considering all the weird aliens and creatures they've met, it's surprising that they are so willing to dismiss the possibility that an alien planet might have a flying, fire breathing reptilian creature (a biologically implausible creature, certainly, but so are the Goa'uld).
Source: Arbitrary Skepticism
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