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thinkable

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think·a·ble  (thngk-bl)
adj.
Possible to consider or be considered; conceivable: plans that were not even thinkable.

thinka·bly adv.

thinkable [ˈθɪŋkəbəl]
adj
able to be conceived or considered; possible; feasible
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.thinkable - capable of being conceived or imagined or considered
believable, credible - capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"
possible - capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"
unthinkable - incapable of being conceived or considered

thinkable
adjective possible, conceivable, imaginable, likely, reasonable, feasible, within the bounds of possibility At the same time, language makes thinkable the unreal and unreasonable.
impossible, unlikely, unthinkable, inconceivable, not on (informal), absurd, unreasonable, out of the question
Translations
thinkable [ˈθɪŋkəbl] ADJconcebible
it isn't thinkable thates inconcebible or impensable que ...
thinkable
adjdenkbar
thinkable [ˈθɪŋkəbl] adj it isn't thinkable that ...è impensabile che... + sub
thinkable [ˈθɪŋkəbl] adj it isn't thinkable that ...è impensabile che... + sub


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All being would ye MAKE thinkable: for ye doubt with good reason whether it be already thinkable.
What these are (and in spite of their grim name they are quite innocent) no array of terms would render thinkable to the merely English intelligence; but to the Scot they often prove unctuously nourishing, and Mr.
Edmund soon divined Billy's renunciation, though not the nature of it; and several questions brought it forth-- the old pioneer dream of land spaciousness; of cattle on a hundred hills; one hundred and sixty acres of land the smallest thinkable division.
 
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