imaginable

adjective

imag·​in·​able i-ˈma-jə-nə-bəl 

-ˈmaj-nə-

: capable of being imagined : conceivable

any imaginable location

imaginableness noun

imaginably

i-ˈma-jə-nə-blē 

-ˈmaj-nə-

adverb

Examples of imaginable in a Sentence

Computers now allow us to do things that were hardly imaginable only a few years ago.

The store has fruits of every kind imaginable.

We tried every imaginable therapy.

Recent Examples on the Web

Krasinski also has the least interesting yet very successful Hollywood career imaginable, but that doesn’t mean he should be exiled or worse. —Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025

In the seven years since purchasing the Betty Crocker House, the Myers have taken on almost every home project imaginable, for better and for worse. —Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025

One of the most horrifying things imaginable is being stuck with a know-it-all who's eager to debate. —Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025

That worsening tensions could spiral into cataclysmic war is now all too imaginable. —Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ymaginable, borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin imāginābilis, from Latin imāginārī "to imagine" + -bilis "capable (of acting) or worthy of (being acted upon)" — more at -able

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for imaginable

• unimaginable

Kids Definition

imaginable

adjective

imag·​in·​able im-ˈaj-(ə-)nə-bəl 

: possible to imagine

any imaginable place

imaginably

-blē 

adverb