conceivable

adjective

con·​ceiv·​able kən-ˈsē-və-bəl 

: capable of being conceived : imaginable

every conceivable combination

conceivability

kən-ˌsē-və-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

conceivableness

kən-ˈsē-və-bəl-nəs 

noun

Examples of conceivable in a Sentence

They discussed the question from every conceivable angle.

It is conceivable that she will refuse to go.

Recent Examples on the Web

Since then, the District of Columbia has overwhelmingly surpassed Baltimore as a big league city by any conceivable measurement. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2025

America’s recruiting advertisements are panoramas of young men and women of every conceivable ethnicity performing vital military functions with pride and professionalism. —Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025

Instead, some experts argue, they are meant to block every conceivable route for Chinese goods to reach the United States—boxing China out of the global supply chain and reordering the world's trading system. —Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025

Built in every conceivable aesthetic style, several of these grand residences have been turned into landmark hotels. —Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for conceivable

• achievable
• believable
• perceivable
• receivable
• retrievable
• inconceivable
• irretrievable
• unbelievable