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Dictionary: un·think·a·ble   (ŭn-thĭng'kə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Impossible to imagine; inconceivable: an unthinkable amount of money.
  2. Contrary to what is plausible or probable: That this project would achieve ultimate success was unthinkable at the time.
  3. Not to be thought of or considered; out of the question: Raising taxes was politically unthinkable.
unthinkability un·think'a·bil'i·ty or un·think'a·ble·ness n.
unthinkably un·think'a·bly adv.

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adjective

  1. Not to be believed: inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable. Idioms: beyond belief, contrary to all reason. See belief/unbelief.
  2. Not capable of happening or being done: impossible, impracticable, impractical, unattainable, unrealizable, unworkable. Idioms: out of the question. See possible/impossible.

Antonyms: unthinkable
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adj

Definition: incredible, unusual
Antonyms: believable, conceivable, credible


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: incapable of being conceived or considered
  Antonym: thinkable (meaning #1)


Translations: Unthinkable
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - utænkelig, usandsynlig, utrolig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ondenkbaar, onaanvaardbaar, onwaarschijnlijk, het ondenkbare/ onwaarschijnlijke

Français (French)
adj. - impensable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unvorstellbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδιανόητος, πολύ απίθανος

Italiano (Italian)
inconcepibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inconcebível, impensável

Русский (Russian)
немыслимый, неправдоподобный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inconcebible, inimaginable, impensable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - otänkbar, ofattbar, osannolik, inte att tänka på

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不能想的, 过分的, 想象不到的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不能想的, 過分的, 想象不到的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 상상할 수 없는, 생각할 필요도 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 思いもよらない, 考えられない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لا يخطر ببال, لا يتصور, لا يتخيل, لا يقبله العقل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא בא בחשבון, שאין להעלותו על הדעת, מאד לא רצוי/לא סביר‬


 
 
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