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inconceivable

[in-kuhn-see-vuh-buhl]

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adjective

not conceivable; unimaginable; unthinkable

unbelievable; incredible.

Origin:
1625–35; in-³ + conceivable

Related forms

in·con·ceiv·a·bil·i·ty, in·con·ceiv·a·ble·ness, noun

in·con·ceiv·a·bly, adverb

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Example Sentences

What's almost inconceivable is that the zucchini let them down.

It's almost inconceivable that they have statistical significance.

Even a few years ago such scenes would have been inconceivable.

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What's almost inconceivable is that the zucchini let them down.

It's almost inconceivable that they have statistical significance.

Even a few years ago such scenes would have been inconceivable.

It's not inconceivable that there are forms of life that thrive under those conditions.

In fact, it is not inconceivable that automobiles would be fueled directly with hydrogen at pumping stations.

The concept was-and still is-absolutely inconceivable.

It's not inconceivable that a state of permanent toxicity has come to seem natural.

In any sport or recreation it is almost inconceivable that the chief organizer of a major tournament would compete, let alone win.

The miracle is inconceivable without the ship-borne container.

Before long you'll be creating nasty stunts that you once thought were inconceivable.

It seems almost inconceivable that these two divergent pathways do not understand each other.

Watching at all was an act so unseemly as to be inconceivable among gentlemen in their day.

Johnson often said his political ascent would have been inconceivable without his wife's devotion and forbearance.

European governments have been saying that it would be insane and inconceivable for a country to leave the euro.

Before long you'll be doing nasty tricks that you once concluded were inconceivable.

Paying this debt off in today's dollars is inconceivable without devaluation.

Doing it to a human being would be totally inconceivable.

But a series of confidence-building measures has succeeded in making war seem almost inconceivable.

Shortly you'll be taking on filthy stunts that you once concluded were inconceivable.

Although a long shot, it's not inconceivable to consider dire consequences to an ecosystem built on diatoms.

And it's not inconceivable that he's an out-and-out mercenary.

Since ethical norms vary from country to country, it is inconceivable that no one will try this.

Before long you'll be achieving nasty tricks that you once dreamed were inconceivable.

The amount that your suggestion would cost the government is inconceivable.

Given its responsiveness to output, a lively rebound in trade is not inconceivable.

The almost inconceivable number of creatures in the marine world.

It is not inconceivable that there is truth to the claimed efficacy of the white's ginger.

Of course, it is virtually inconceivable that the markets will permit such deficits to eventuate.

Shortly you'll be doing unholy stunts that you once thought were inconceivable.

It is inconceivable that the public ignores these warnings.

It should be inconceivable that a player could score a hundred hundreds.

Soon you'll be taking on unholy stunts that you once concluded were inconceivable.

The notion of the whole banking system collapsing was inconceivable.

In a short time you'll be creating unholy stunts that you once thought were inconceivable.

Before long you'll be accomplishing filthy tricks that you once concluded were inconceivable.

I've been hit and beaten up and gone through a number of inconceivable things.

Cleere, it is simply inconceivable that anyone would not be interested in the rest of the world.

So it seems inconceivable to me that it would not have been a viable place for life to emerge.

Tied to the mountain by tradition and history, for some, it would be inconceivable to live anywhere else.

Radar devices can turn out data at a rate inconceivable even a few years ago.

It seems inconceivable that either party can possibly win anything.

It is not inconceivable that some of your students worked with the cutting edge of technology in their time.

It is at an inconceivable distance from newspaper and tram''.

Still, that the vultures could have any sort of future was almost inconceivable a decade ago.

Expanding federal programs is inconceivable when the government cannot afford existing programs.

It is unexpected and somewhat inconceivable that less.

It's not inconceivable that such sales could raise tens of billions of euros or more over the coming years.

She is so perfectly designed for the part by art and nature that any other actress in the role would be inconceivable.

Twenty years ago that would have seemed inconceivable.

The time required for this fate belongs to those inconceivable periods with which geology and astronomy have to deal.

It's inconceivable to many people that anything other than inflation can occur.

So it's not inconceivable for them to find themselves far from conventional medicines and forced to seek alternatives.

Thus, it is not inconceivable that a well-designed system of copyright would do more good than harm.

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World English Dictionary

inconceivable (ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəb^əl)

—*adj*
	incapable of being conceived, imagined, or considered

inconceiva'bility

—n

incon'ceivableness

—n

incon'ceivably

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

inconceivable

1631, from in- "not" + conceivable (see conceive).

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"To hide a passion totally (or even to hide, more simply, its excess) is inconceivable: not because the human subject is too weak, but because passion is in essence made to be seen: the hiding must be seen: I want you to know that I am hiding something from you, that is the active paradox I must resolve: at one and the same time it must be known and not known: I want you to know that I don't want to show my feelings: that is the message I address to the other."

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