Definitions for unthinkableʌnˈθɪŋ kə bəl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•think•a•bleʌnˈθɪŋ kə bəl(adj.)

  1. inconceivable; unimaginable.

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

un•think′a•bly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unthinkable(adj)

    incapable of being conceived or considered

Wiktionary

  1. unthinkable(Adjective)

    Incapable of being believed; incredible.

  2. unthinkable(Adjective)

    Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.

    Nothing is unthinkable, nothing impossible to the balanced person, provided it comes out of the needs of life and is dedicated to life's further development - Lewis Mumford


Translations for unthinkable

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

unthinkable(adjective)

too outrageous to be considered

It would be unthinkable to ask him to do that.

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