unconceivable

adjective

un·​con·​ceiv·​able ˌən-kən-ˈsē-və-bəl How to pronounce unconceivable (audio)

Examples of unconceivable in a Sentence

it's unconceivable that a once-promising actor could end up this way
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Keep releases have been, but that seems unconceivable. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2022 My homeland had put me through hell, and much worse, had done unconceivable atrocities, genocide even, in neighboring countries. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Mar. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1604, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unconceivable was circa 1604

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“Unconceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconceivable. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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