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Antonyms for unthinkable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-thing-kuh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈθɪŋ kə bəl



Definition of unthinkable

Origin :
  • early 15c., "too large to be conceived, unimaginable," from un- (1) "not" + thinkable (see think). Meaning "incapable of being framed by thought" is recorded from mid-15c.
  • adj incredible, unusual
Example sentences :
  • Out of her presence what I had seen was unthinkable, unbelievable.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • It must tend to some end, or else our universe is ruled by chance, which is unthinkable.
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various
  • They are unthinkable and only to be approached by the statistician or the poet.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • Worn as he was, it was unthinkable that he should go far to-night.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • At best, it was void of honor; at worst, it was unthinkable.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • That was unthinkable, for all of them had served France for many years.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • Chevrial and the Germans could not be in collusion—such an alliance was unthinkable.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • It is unthinkable that any young Englishman should find himself in Razumov's situation.
  • Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
  • It was James and no other, simply because any other was unthinkable.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • The unthinkable idea of Palla on the screen was peculiarly distasteful to him.
  • Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers

Synonyms for unthinkable

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