out of the question

Idioms  

1. Impossible, not worth considering, as in Starting over again is certainly out of the question. This term uses question to refer to what is being talked or asked about. [c. 1700]

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Example Sentences

Fast-moving hail showers are possible almost anywhere and brief flurries of wet snow are not out of the question, even in the south.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Rates flitting back below 6% isn’t out of the question this year.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

A lockout delaying the 2027 season isn’t out of the question, which would be a fiasco.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

In Brontë’s book, Isabella marries Heathcliff naively believing he might shape up into a gentleman and flees with their son when she realizes that is out of the question.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

It’s not out of the question that Fabyan was eavesdropping on his star employees to make sure they made no attempt to leave Riverbank.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield