noun
- things that cannot be measured, evaluated, or predicted with certainty; factors that are difficult to assess or understand
Usage: plural form; often used in planning or decision-making contexts
Examples
- The business plan looked solid, but there were too many imponderables to guarantee success.
- Weather conditions and other imponderables made it difficult to predict the outcome of the expedition.
- The coach had to account for various imponderables when developing the team’s strategy.
- Economic forecasters struggle with imponderables like consumer confidence and political stability.
- Despite careful planning, imponderables often determine the success or failure of a project.
- The scientist acknowledged that certain imponderables made the experiment’s results uncertain.