inconceivable
adjective/ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl/
/ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl/
Word Family
- conceive verb
- conceivable adjective (≠ inconceivable)
- conceivably adverb (≠ inconceivably)
- concept noun
- conception noun
- conceptual adjective
- conceptually adverb
- conceptualize verb
- misconceive verb
- misconceived adjective
- misconception noun
- impossible to imagine or believe synonym unthinkable
- It is inconceivable that the minister was not aware of the problem.
- Then the inconceivable happened—I lost my job.
- The thought of leaving her family was inconceivable to her.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- totally
- utterly
- almost
- …
- to
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