think·a·ble

[thing-kuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
capable of being thought; conceivable.
2.
that may be considered as possible or likely.

Origin:
1850–55; think1 + -able

think·a·ble·ness, noun
think·a·bly, adverb
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thinkable (ˈθɪŋkəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
able to be conceived or considered; possible; feasible

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Thinkable is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Example sentences
Then on the other side, there are remote places with no even power resources to
  even make this thinkable.
It's also quite thinkable, if he did, that he was trying to attain martyrdom at
  our hands.
History tells us that real change occurs when the improbable tips into the
  thinkable.
Simply put, large-scale missile defenses might make a nuclear first strike less
  suicidal and therefore more thinkable.
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