unthinkable
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5.7
- adjective
- /ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl/
:
impensable
- For him to admit he was wrong about the project was unthinkable just a few months ago.
- almost unthinkable
- virtually unthinkable
- literally unthinkable
Some of them seemed even unthinkable a few days ago.
- Some of them seemed even unthinkable a few days ago.
- There is nothing unthinkable in such a supposition.
- It was simply unthinkable, but it did come to pass.
- They allowed criticism of the regime that had been unthinkable until that time.
- At the price, this kind of build quality would have been unthinkable a couple of years ago.
- How can God permit such insidious levels of unthinkable suffering?
- Heads must roll within the IOC to account for this unthinkable justice against women.
- We was unthinkable in Ecuador's recent history.
- I mean, you know, a divorce was kind of was unthinkable.
Examples
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At the price, this kind of build quality would have been unthinkable a couple of years ago.
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In fact, it was unthinkable to her that I should even love him in vain.
Fiction book (1992) -
Some of them seemed even unthinkable a few days ago.
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All right, the unthinkable has happened.
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At any point, the unthinkable could happen.
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The unthinkable had suddenly become reality.
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Events are taking place today that were unthinkable even six months ago.
Academic text (1990) -
If you blind a country for 24 hours, the loss of life is unthinkable.
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Continuing such poor performance for a decade or more is virtually unthinkable in a democracy.
Academic text (2012) -
They allowed criticism of the regime that had been unthinkable until that time.
Synonyms
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4.9
Very surprising and almost impossible to accept as true
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4.4
So silly or unreasonable that it makes no sense
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3.3
A person who is very difficult to deal with
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5.4
So strange or large that people cannot believe it
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7.4
Impossible to imagine or believe
Too hard or unpleasant to accept
Antonyms
How Thinkable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unthinkable comes from three simple parts: un- ('not'), think ('to form an idea in your mind'), and -able ('can be'). So, it literally means 'not able to be thought of', which is why we use it for something impossible to imagine or accept.