imaginable

adjective

imag·in·able i-ˈma-jə-nə-bəl

-ˈmaj-nə-

Synonyms of imaginable next

: 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 Net-a-Porter Net-a-Porter has over 12,000 pieces up to 80% right now—across virtually every category imaginable and up to 50% off. —

Porter Simmons, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2023 The league’s various owners were split on almost every issue imaginable — not only on who should be commissioner, but also whether to add another slate of expansion teams, whether to sign a collective television deal and how to stave off the threat of the rival American Football League. —

Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023 The virtual shelves are also stocked with solutions to every skin concern imaginable. —

Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 24 Nov. 2023 Lots of work has been done in open source realms to create modern, and improved, versions of these interpreters for pretty much every device imaginable. —

Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2023 Here's one that also answers questions like, why do these systems seem to be finding their way into practically every application imaginable? —

Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023 Mixing and matching characters for sequels is a game plan Marvel has used in the past on films like Captain America: Civil War, which featured nearly every Marvel character imaginable, but to much different results, grossing $1.15 billion in 2016. —

Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2023 In its east coast engagement, the show was visited by, and got the blessing of, virtually every god of comedy imaginable, seemingly fixing a place for Edelman in the future firmament once and for all. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2023 We will be called every derogatory name imaginable, for having the temerity to vote our conscience, and desire our preferred candidate to have a shred of integrity and decency. —

Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 2 Nov. 2023 See More

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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

Time Traveler

The first known use of imaginable was in the 15th century

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