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unthinkable

[ uhn-thing-kuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. inconceivable; unimaginable:

    the unthinkable size of the universe.

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

    Such a suggestion is unthinkable.



noun

  1. something that cannot be conceived or imagined, as something too unusual, vague, or disagreeable:

    Today's unthinkables are tomorrow's realities.

unthinkable

/ ʌˈθɪŋəə /

adjective

  1. not to be contemplated; out of the question
  2. unimaginable; inconceivable
  3. unreasonable; improbable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈٳ󾱲԰첹, adverb
  • ܲˌٳ󾱲԰첹ˈٲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲt󾱲԰··i·ٲ ܲ·ٳ󾱲԰a··Ա noun
  • ܲ·ٳ󾱲԰a· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unthinkable1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; un- 1, thinkable
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But even a few months ago, it was unthinkable that an artist of Beyoncé’s caliber would have trouble moving tickets.

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Such a presence would have been unthinkable almost five years ago, when Israel and the UAE signed the U.S.-brokered the Abraham Accords, in which the Emirates recognized Israeli sovereignty.

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Graham cast himself as Eddie, a working class everyman faced with an unthinkable reality.

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Complacency for him was unthinkable when a majority of his fellow citizens were denied their fundamental liberties.

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"It is unthinkable that the WHO today will maintain the indefensible arguments they used in the past."

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