inconceivable adj
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inconceivable — (adj.) 1630s, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + CONCEIVABLE (Cf. conceivable). Related: Inconcievably. An O.E. word for this was unasmeagendlic … Etymology dictionary
inconceivable — [adj] beyond reason, belief extraordinary, fantastic, imcomprehensible, implausible, impossible, improbable, incogitable, incredible, insupposable, mind boggling*, phony, rare, reachy, staggering, strange, thin*, unbelievable, unconvincing,… … New thesaurus
inconceivable — adj. 1) inconceivable to 2) inconceivable that + clause (it is inconceivable that she could be considered for the job) * * * [ˌɪnkən siːvəb(ə)l] inconceivable to inconceivable that + clause (it is inconceivable that she could be considered for… … Combinatory dictionary
inconceivable — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem ▪ become ▪ find sth ▪ She found the idea quite inconceivable. ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
inconceivable — [in΄kən sēv′ə bəl] adj. that cannot be conceived; that cannot be thought of, understood, imagined, or believed inconceivability n. inconceivableness inconceivably adv … English World dictionary
inconceivable — adj unimaginable, unthinkable, incomprehensible, incredible, implausible, incogitable; impossible, not possible, out of the question, not to be thought of; unbelievable, contrary to reason, unheard of, undreamed of, unthought of, hard or… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
inconceivable — adj. 1 that cannot be imagined. 2 colloq. very remarkable. Derivatives: inconceivability n. inconceivableness n. inconceivably adv … Useful english dictionary
inconceivable — [[t]ɪ̱nkənsi͟ːvəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft it v link ADJ that If you describe something as inconceivable, you think it is very unlikely to happen or be true. It was inconceivable to me that Toby could have been my attacker...… … English dictionary
inconceivable — in|con|ceiv|a|ble [ˌınkənˈsi:vəbəl] adj too strange or unusual to be thought real or possible ▪ A few years ago a car fuelled by solar energy would have been inconceivable. ▪ It is inconceivable that a man in such a powerful position could act so … Dictionary of contemporary English
inconceivable — [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəb(ə)l] adj impossible to believe or imagine It is inconceivable that he would lose his job.[/ex] inconceivably adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
