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unthinkable
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un·think·a·ble  (n-thngk-bl)
adj.
1. Impossible to imagine; inconceivable: an unthinkable amount of money.
2. Contrary to what is plausible or probable: That this project would achieve ultimate success was unthinkable at the time.
3. Not to be thought of or considered; out of the question: Raising taxes was politically unthinkable.

un·thinka·bili·ty, un·thinka·ble·ness n.
un·thinka·bly adv.

unthinkable [ʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl]
adj
1. not to be contemplated; out of the question
2. unimaginable; inconceivable
3. unreasonable; improbable
unthinkability , unthinkableness n
unthinkably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unthinkable - incapable of being conceived or consideredunthinkable - incapable of being conceived or considered
incredible, unbelievable - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"
impossible - not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with; "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation"
thinkable - capable of being conceived or imagined or considered

unthinkable
adjective
1. impossible, out of the question, inconceivable, unlikely, not on (informal), absurd, unreasonable, improbable, preposterous, illogical Her strong Catholic beliefs made abortion unthinkable.
2. inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, beyond belief, beyond the bounds of possibility Monday's unthinkable tragedy
Translations
unthinkable [ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl]
A. ADJ
1. (= inconceivable) → inconcebible, impensable
it is unthinkable thates inconcebible or impensable que + subjun
2. (= unbearable) → insoportable
B. N the unthinkablelo inconcebible

unthinkable [ʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl] adjimpensable, inconcevable

unthinkable
adjundenkbar, unvorstellbar; (Philos) → undenkbar; (= too horrible)unvorstellbar

unthinkable [ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl] adjimpensabile, inconcepibile

unthinkable
adj unthinkable [anˈθiŋkəbl]
too outrageous to be considered It would be unthinkable to ask him to do that. ondenkbaar لا يَخْطُر بِبال، لا يُتَصَوَّر немислим nemyslitelný utænkelig undenkbar αδιανόητος impensable mõeldamatu غیر قابل تصور mahdoton impensable שֶׁאֵין לְהַעֲלוֹתוֹ עַל הַדַעַת अकल्पनीय nezamisliv elképzelhetetlen óhugsandi impensabile 考えられない 전혀 고려할 가치가 없는 neįsivaizduojamas neiedomājams tdk dapat dibayangkan ondenkbaar utenkelig nie do pomyślenia impensável de neconceput немыслимый nemysliteľný nepojmljiv nezamisliv otänkbar ที่ไม่สามารถจินตนาการได้ düşünülemez, imkânsız 難以想像的, 不可思議的 немислимий, неуявленний ناقابل تصور không thể tưởng tượng nổi ,
adj unˈthinking
showing lack of thought or consideration His unthinking words had hurt her deeply. onnadenkend غَيْر مُتَرَوٍّ، عَديم التَّفْكير лекомислен bezmyšlenkovitý ubetænksom gedankenlos απερίσκεπτος irreflexivo mõtlematu بی فکر ajattelematon irréfléchi לְלא שִׁיקוּל דַעַת लापरवाह nepromišljen meggondolatlan hugsunarlaus irriflessivo; leggero 不注意な 분별 없는 neapgalvotas nepārdomāts; neapdomāts tdk berfikir panjang onbezonnen tankeløs, ubetenksom bezmyślny impensado nechibzuit легкомысленный bezmyšlienkovitý nepremišljen nezamisliv tanklös ซึ่งไม่คิดถึง düşüncesiz, saygısız 欠缺思考的 необачний; легковажний تغافلانہ không cân nhắc


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