thinkable

adjective

think·able ˈthiŋ-kə-bəl

Synonyms of thinkable next

: conceivably possible

a time when divorce was barely thinkable

: capable of being comprehended or reasoned about

the ultimate nature of Deity is scarcely thinkable

thinkableness noun

thinkably

ˈthiŋ-kə-blē

adverb

Examples of thinkable in a Sentence

They divorced during a time when that was barely thinkable.

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Instead, there are a handful of potential conflicts that would be limited and would involve conventional arms, which makes war thinkable. —

John Mearsheimer, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021 Governments should also draft plans for what to do in the most important, thinkable scenarios, as well as how to deal with AGI’s many non-existential issues such as mass unemployment, runaway inequality, and energy consumption. —

Otto Barten, TIME, 16 May 2024 King and his wife, Tonya (Kacie Rogers, lending a no-nonsense freshness to the role for which Viola Davis won a Tony Award), are battling over whether a future is even thinkable. —

Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024 Every thinkable type of casino game is also on offer. —

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