unconceivable

[uhn-kuhn-see-vuh-buhl] / ˌʌn kənˈsi və bəl /

ADJECTIVE

implausible

Synonyms

WEAK

doubtful dubious far-out farfetched fishy flimsy for the birds full of holes impossible improbable inconceivable incredible obscure problematic puzzling reachy shaky suspect thin too much unbelievable unconvincing unreasonable unsubstantial weak won't hold water won't wash

Example Sentences

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They could explain why a new material remains superconducting even at extremely high magnetic fields -- a property that is missing in conventional superconductors, with the potential to enable previously unconceivable technological applications.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024

But when we make a generall assertion, unlesse it be a true one, the possibility of it is unconceivable.

From Leviathan by Hobbes, Thomas

I suppose he meant that the unexpected couldn't touch him; nothing less than the unconceivable itself could get over his perfect state of preparation.

From Lord Jim by Conrad, Joseph

The tongue is a contexture of small muscles and nerves so very supple, that it winds and turns like a serpent, with unconceivable mobility and pliantness.

From The Existence of God by Morley, Henry

Doubtless, from that height the saint can look behind him and before him; and to compare past with present things must needs raise in the blessed soul an unconceivable esteem and sense of its condition.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir