inconceivable

  • 11inconceivable — adjective too strange or unusual to be thought real or possible: A few years ago a car fuelled by solar energy would have been inconceivable. | it is inconceivable that: It seemed inconceivable that a man in such a powerful position could be so… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12inconceivable — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem ▪ become ▪ find sth ▪ She found the idea quite inconceivable. ADVERB …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 13inconceivable — in|con|ceiv|a|ble [ˌınkənˈsi:vəbəl] adj too strange or unusual to be thought real or possible ▪ A few years ago a car fuelled by solar energy would have been inconceivable. ▪ It is inconceivable that a man in such a powerful position could act so …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14inconceivable — in|con|ceiv|a|ble [ ,ınkən sivəbl ] adjective 1. ) impossible to think about or imagine: UNIMAGINABLE: a nuclear accident with inconceivable consequences 2. ) so unlikely that it is difficult to believe: UNBELIEVABLE: It is inconceivable that he… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15inconceivable — UK [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəb(ə)l] / US [ˌɪnkənˈsɪvəb(ə)l] adjective 1) impossible to think about or imagine a nuclear accident with inconceivable consequences 2) so unlikely as to be difficult to believe It is inconceivable that he would lose his job.… …

    English dictionary

  • 16inconceivable — See inconceivable, unthinkable …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 17inconceivable — adjective even his oldest rivals thought the charges of treason against him were inconceivable Syn: unbelievable, beyond belief, incredible, unthinkable, unimaginable, extremely unlikely; impossible, beyond the bounds of possibility, out of the… …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 18inconceivable — [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəb(ə)l] adj impossible to believe or imagine It is inconceivable that he would lose his job.[/ex] inconceivably adv …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 19inconceivable, unthinkable — Inconceivable means incredible, incapable of being explained, incapable of being conceived or visualized in one s mind : It is inconceivable that he would have done this to me. It is inconceivable that water should not be wet. Unthinkable refers… …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 20Inconceivable (novel) — infobox Book | name = Inconceivable title orig = translator = image caption = author = Ben Elton illustrator = cover artist = country = flagicon|UK United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Comedy novel publisher = Sphere Books release… …

    Wikipedia