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

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 immortality of the soul is as unconceivable as, in all strictness, is its absolute mortality.

From Tragic Sense Of Life by Flitch, J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford)

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

From Leviathan by Hobbes, Thomas

The responsibility of the individual to his government was unconceivable and inconceivable.

From The Career of Leonard Wood by Sears, Joseph Hamblen