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- Dictionaryunthinkable/ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl/
adjective
- 1. (of a situation or event) too unlikely or undesirable to be considered a possibility: "it was unthinkable that John could be dead" Similar Opposite
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UNTHINKABLE definition: 1. so shocking that it cannot be imagined as possible: 2. an unthinkable event or situation: 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of UNTHINKABLE is not capable of being grasped by the mind. How to use unthinkable in a sentence.
UNTHINKABLE meaning: 1. so shocking that it cannot be imagined as possible: 2. an unthinkable event or situation: 3…. Learn more.
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. Discover More. Derived Forms. unˈthinkably, adverb.
If you say that something is unthinkable, you are emphasizing that it cannot possibly be accepted or imagined as a possibility.
Definitions of unthinkable. adjective. incapable of being conceived or considered. synonyms: incredible, unbelievable. beyond belief or understanding. impossible. not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with. impossible, inconceivable, out of the question, unimaginable.
impossible to imagine or accept synonym inconceivable. This would have been considered unthinkable only a decade ago. it is unthinkable that… It was unthinkable that she could be dead. it is unthinkable (for somebody/something) (to do something) It's unthinkable for something like this to happen.
1. Impossible to imagine; inconceivable: "The inert gases have been coaxed into combination, and I have seen a fluoride of xenon, unthinkable in the 1940s" (Oliver Sacks). 2. Not worth considering because of being socially unacceptable, too difficult, or too risky: Raising taxes was politically unthinkable. 3.
UNTHINKABLE definition: If something is unthinkable, it is so strange that you cannot imagine it will ever happen: . Learn more.
adjective. Beyond the ability to understand or imagine; inconceivable. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not worth considering because of being socially unacceptable, too difficult, or too risky. Raising taxes was politically unthinkable. American Heritage. So extreme, foul, etc. as to be unfit to be imagined or considered.
