inconceivable

[in-kuhn-see-vuh-buhl] / ˌɪn kənˈsi və bəl /

ADJECTIVE

beyond reason, belief

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extraordinary implausible impossible improbable incredible mind-boggling strange unbelievable unheard-of unimaginable unthinkable

WEAK

fantastic incogitable incomprehensible insupposable phony rare reachy staggering thin unconvincing unknowable unlikely unsubstantial weak won't fly won't wash

Antonyms

STRONGEST

believable common credible familiar likely normal plausible possible reasonable tenable usual

WEAK

conceivable fathomable imaginable

Example Sentences

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Dr Fiona Hunter, president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine for Scotland, said delayed discharge resulted in "an almost inconceivable amount of wasted resources".

From BBC

Our hearts really do harden when we don’t keep them open, and the only way to keep them tender is to practice love, even when it feels radical or inconceivable.

From Salon

Hope Jezzard's phobia of hospitals was so intense that it seemed inconceivable she would ever work in one.

From BBC

And it all began with a movie that was, to everyone but Rob Reiner, inconceivable.

From The Wall Street Journal

It would be inconceivable to not include “The Princess Bride” in any consideration of Reiner’s best, as the swashbuckling fantasy romance embodies a sense of playful inventiveness and anything-can-happen ethos.

From Los Angeles Times

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