Synonyms for inconceivable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-kuh n-see-vuh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn kənˈsi və bəl

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Définition of inconceivable

Origin :
  • 1630s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + conceivable. Related: Inconcievably. An Old English word for this was unasmeagendlic.
  • adj beyond reason, belief
Example sentences :
  • What other motive they can have, is to us, at least, inconceivable.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • In reality they were jealous of each other with an inconceivable intensity.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • There is no action of our soul on our body; that would be inconceivable.
  • Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet
  • That one man had lived, escaped the net—it was inconceivable!
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • The crew of the Avenger is an inconceivable ship's complement for any pirate.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat
  • If not-being is inconceivable, how can not-being be refuted?
  • Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato
  • More; for less than two are inconceivable, one good, the other evil.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • How inconceivable too, that he should make the citizens worse when he has to live with them.
  • Extract from : « Apology » by Plato
  • For it was inconceivable that he should now take Rosamund to his hareem.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • It's inconceivable that you could have done these things if you didn't care for me.
  • Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair

Antonyms for inconceivable

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