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inconceivable

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in·con·ceiv·a·ble  (nkn-sv-bl)
adj.
1. Impossible to comprehend or grasp fully: inconceivable folly; an inconceivable disaster.
2. So unlikely or surprising as to have been thought impossible; unbelievable: an inconceivable victory against all odds.

incon·ceiva·bili·ty, incon·ceiva·ble·ness n.
incon·ceiva·bly adv.

inconceivable [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbəl]
adj
incapable of being conceived, imagined, or considered
inconceivability , inconceivableness n
inconceivably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inconceivableinconceivable - totally unlikely                    
unthinkable - incapable of being conceived or considered

inconceivable
adjective unimaginable, impossible, incredible, staggering (informal), unbelievable, unthinkable, out of the question, incomprehensible, unheard-of, mind-boggling (informal), beyond belief, unknowable, not to be thought of It was inconceivable to me that he could have been my attacker.
possible, credible, plausible, conceivable, likely, reasonable, imaginable, believable, comprehensible
Translations
inconceivable [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl] ADJinconcebible

inconceivable [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbəl] adjinconcevable
it is inconceivable that ... → il est inconcevable que ...

inconceivable
adjunvorstellbar, undenkbar; (= hard to believe also)unfassbar, unbegreiflich; it was inconceivable to her that …sie konnte sich (dat)nicht vorstellen, dass …

inconceivable [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl] adjinconcepibile
inconceivable [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl] adjinconcepibile

inconceivable
adj inconceivable [inkənˈsiːvəbl]
not able to be imagined or believed inconceivable wickedness. ondenkbaar لا يُتَصَوَّر، لا يُصَدَّق невъобразим nepředstavitelný ubegribelig; utrolig unbegreiflich ασύλληπτος,αδιανόητος inconcebible käsitamatu باورنکردنی uskomaton inconcevable לא יֵיאָמֵן अचिन्त्य nepojmljiv elképzelhetetlen tak terbayangkan óhugsanlegur inconcepibile 思いもよらない 상상도 할 수 없는 nesuvokiamas neaptverams; neiedomājams; neticams tidak dapat dibayangkan onvoorstelbaar utenkelig, ubegripelig niewyobrażalny inconcebível inimaginabil невообразимый nepredstaviteľný nepredstavljiv nezamisliv ofattbar ซึ่งเหลือเชื่อ inanılmaz, inanılması güç 無法想像的, 難以相信的 незбагненний; неймовірний ناقابل تصور kỳ lạ ,


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Still, although they differed in every other particular, conceivable and inconceivable (especially inconceivable), they were pretty well united on the point that these unlucky infants were never to wonder.
The passing of the lightning left the sky again dark, but a blue flame fell downward from the tower, and, with inconceivable rapidity, running along the ground in the direction of Diana's Grove, reached the dark silent house, which in the instant burst into flame at a hundred different points.
Neither in the inconceivable could ye have been born, nor in the irrational.
 
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