undreamed-of

undreamed-of
adj
undreamt, inconceivable, unheard-of, unhoped-for, unimagined, unexpected, incredible, unforeseen, unsuspected, amazing, astonishing, miraculous

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undreamed-of UK [ʌnˈdriːmd ɒv] US [ʌnˈdrimd ˌɔv] adjective
impossible to imagine, usually because something is so good or so bad

They have achieved undreamed-of success.

Thesaurus: imagination and imaginingsynonym
Variant: undreamt-of

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undreamed-of f19 [undreamed-of] [ʌnˈdriːmd ɒv] [ʌv] (also undreamt-of [ʌnˈdremt ɒv] ; [ʌv] especially in BrE) adjective
much more or much better than you thought was possible

undreamed-of success


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  • undreamed-of — UK [ʌnˈdriːmd ɒv] / US [ʌnˈdrɪmd ˌɔv] or undreamt of UK [ʌnˈdremt ɒv] / US [ʌnˈdremt ɔv] adjective impossible to imagine, usually because something is so good or so bad They have achieved undreamed of success …   English dictionary

  • undreamed — (Brit. also undreamt) ► ADJECTIVE (undreamed of) ▪ not previously thought to be possible …   English terms dictionary

  • undreamed — [undremt′undrēmd′] adj. not even dreamed (of) or imagined; inconceivable: also undreamt [undremt′] …   English World dictionary

  • undreamed of — [[t]ʌ̱ndri͟ːmd ɒv, AM ʌv[/t]] ADJ (emphasis) If you describe something as undreamed of, you are emphasizing that it is much better, worse, or more unusual than you thought was possible. This new design will offer undreamed of levels of comfort,… …   English dictionary

  • undreamed — /ʌnˈdrimd/ (say un dreemd) adjective 1. not imagined or thought of, even in a dream: after the lottery win, they found themselves with undreamed wealth. –phrase 2. undreamed of, not imagined, or considered possible: with wealth undreamed of. Also …  

  • undreamed — [ʌn dri:md, drɛmt] (Brit. also undreamt ʌn drɛmt) adjective (undreamed of) not previously thought to be possible: undreamed of success …   English new terms dictionary

  • undreamed — also undreamt adjective Date: 1611 not dreamed ; not thought of ; unimagined < technical advances undreamed of a few years ago > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • undreamed-of — adjective Not imagined or expected Why is it that, despite having achieved previously undreamed of miracles of progress, we seem more helpless in facing life than our less privileged ancestors were? Syn: undreamt of …   Wiktionary

  • undreamed-of — un|dreamed of [ʌnˈdri:md ɔv US a:v] adj also un|dreamt of [ʌnˈdremt ] much more or much better than you thought was possible ▪ undreamt of success ▪ Men were becoming interested in fashion on a scale undreamed of in the 1960s …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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