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• inconceivable, unthinkable — Inconceivable means incredible, incapable of being explained, incapable of being conceived or visualized in one s mind : It is inconceivable that he would have done this to me. It is inconceivable that water should not be wet. Unthinkable refers… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• 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 — adjective 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: It seemed inconceivable that a man in such a powerful position could be so… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• inconceivable — in|con|ceiv|a|ble [ ,ınkən sivəbl ] adjective 1. ) impossible to think about or imagine: UNIMAGINABLE: a nuclear accident with inconceivable consequences 2. ) so unlikely that it is difficult to believe: UNBELIEVABLE: It is inconceivable that he… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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 — UK [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəb(ə)l] / US [ˌɪnkənˈsɪvəb(ə)l] adjective 1) impossible to think about or imagine a nuclear accident with inconceivable consequences 2) so unlikely as to be difficult to believe It is inconceivable that he would lose his job.… …   English dictionary

• 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

• Inconceivable — In con*ceiv a*ble, a. [Pref. in not + conceivable: cf. F. inconcevable.] Not conceivable; incapable of being conceived by the mind; not explicable by the human intellect, or by any known principles or agencies; incomprehensible; as, it is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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 — infobox television show name = Inconceivable caption = The cast of Inconceivable . format = Medical drama runtime = approx. 0:42 creator = Oliver Goldstick and Marco Pennette starring = Ming Na Angie Harmon Jonathan Cake Mary Catherine Garrison… …   Wikipedia

• 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