unthinkable

un·think·a·ble

 (ŭn-thĭng′kə-bəl)

adj.

1. Impossible to imagine; inconceivable: "The inert gases have been coaxed into combination, and I have seen a fluoride of xenon, unthinkable in the 1940s" (Oliver Sacks).

2. Not worth considering because of being socially unacceptable, too difficult, or too risky: Raising taxes was politically unthinkable.

3. Abhorrent; monstrous: unthinkable brutality.

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un·think′a·bil′i·ty, un·think′a·ble·ness n.

un·think′a·bly adv.

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unthinkable

(ʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl)

adj

1. not to be contemplated; out of the question

2. unimaginable; inconceivable

3. unreasonable; improbable

unˌthinkaˈbility, unˈthinkableness n

unˈthinkably adv

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un•think•a•ble

(ʌnˈθɪŋ kə bəl)

adj.

1. inconceivable; unimaginable.

2. not to be considered; out of the question.

un•think′a•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

unthinkable - 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

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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

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unthinkable

adjective

1. Not to be believed:

inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable.

Idioms: beyond belief, contrary to all reason.

2. Not capable of happening or being done:

impossible, impracticable, impractical, unattainable, unrealizable, unworkable.

Idiom: out of the question.

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Translations

لا يَخْطُر بِبال، لا يُتَصَوَّر

nemyslitelný

utænkelig

undenkbar

impensable

óhugsandi

impensabile

neįsivaizduojamas

neiedomājams

ondenkbaar

немыслимый

nemysliteľný

düşünülemezimkânsız

不可思议的难以想象的

unthinkable

[ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl]

A. ADJ

1. (= inconceivable) → inconcebible, impensable
it is unthinkable that → es inconcebible or impensable que + subjun

2. (= unbearable) → insoportable

B. N the unthinkable → lo inconcebible

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unthinkable

[ʌnˈθɪŋkəb^əl] adj → impensable, inconcevable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unthinkable

adj → undenkbar, unvorstellbar; (Philos) → undenkbar; (= too horrible) → unvorstellbar

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unthinkable

[ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl] adj → impensabile, inconcepibile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unthinkable

(anˈθiŋkəbl) adjective

too outrageous to be considered. It would be unthinkable to ask him to do that. ondenkbaar لا يَخْطُر بِبال، لا يُتَصَوَّر немислим impensável nemyslitelný undenkbar utænkelig αδιανόητοςimpensable mõeldamatu غیر قابل تصور mahdoton impensable שֶׁאֵין לְהַעֲלוֹתוֹ עַל הַדַעַת अकल्पनीय nezamisliv elképzelhetetlen tidak terpikirkan óhugsandi impensabile 考えられない 전혀 고려할 가치가 없는 neįsivaizduojamas neiedomājams tdk dapat dibayangkan ondenkbaarutenkelig nie do pomyślenia impensável de neconceput немыслимый nemysliteľný nepojmljiv nezamisliv otänkbar ที่ไม่สามารถจินตนาการได้ düşünülemez, imkânsız 想都別想, 不可思議的 немислимий, неуявленний ناقابل تصور không thể tưởng tượng nổi 难以想象的，不可思议的

unˈthinking adjective

showing lack of thought or consideration. His unthinking words had hurt her deeply. onnadenkend غَيْر مُتَرَوٍّ، عَديم التَّفْكير лекомислен impensado bezmyšlenkovitý gedankenlos ubetænksom απερίσκεπτοςirreflexivo mõtlematu بی فکر ajattelematon irréfléchi לְלא שִׁיקוּל דַעַת लापरवाह nepromišljen meggondolatlan kurang pikir hugsunarlaus irriflessivo; leggero 不注意な 분별 없는 neapgalvotas nepārdomāts; neapdomāts tdk berfikir panjang onbezonnentankeløs, ubetenksombezmyślny impensado nechibzuit легкомысленный bezmyšlienkovitý nepremišljen nezamisliv tanklös ซึ่งไม่คิดถึง düşüncesiz, saygısız 欠缺思考的 необачний; легковажний تغافلانہ không cân nhắc 欠思考

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