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unthinkable
[ uhn-thing-kuh-buhl ]
adjective
- inconceivable; unimaginable:
the unthinkable size of the universe.
- not to be considered; out of the question:
Such a suggestion is unthinkable.
noun
- something that cannot be conceived or imagined, as something too unusual, vague, or disagreeable:
Today's unthinkables are tomorrow's realities.
unthinkable
/ ʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl /
adjective
- not to be contemplated; out of the question
- unimaginable; inconceivable
- unreasonable; improbable
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Derived Forms
- unˈthinkably, adverb
- unˌthinkaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- unthink·a·bili·ty un·thinka·ble·ness noun
- un·thinka·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unthinkable1
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Example Sentences
It is, Zelden said, “unthinkable” that Scalise would harbor these views.
You even went out and bought the fabric for your own Oscar dress, which would be unthinkable for an actress to do today.
To the millions of Russians who listen to Echo both on the radio and online, the idea of life without Echo is unthinkable.
Defying instructions would have been unthinkable during the tenure of his father or grandfather.
A few short years ago, says Pierre Monie, such a scene would have been nearly unthinkable.
And when Lessard flung out that last unthinkable accusation, the explosion came.
While it is raw, and crude, and practically in its infancy, it at the same time suggests an unthinkable antiquity.
This unthinkable giant had an arm about each pillar and strained as Samson had strained at the pillars of the temple.
A thing purple and dripping with blood—ghastly—unthinkable—monstrous—a spectre of nightmare dreams!
Both had made costly sacrifices, of which he was unworthy; but it was unthinkable that the sacrifices should be made in vain.
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