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Examples of inconceivable in a Sentence
The fire caused an inconceivable amount of damage.
After coming this far, to quit now would be inconceivable.
Recent Examples of inconceivable from the Web
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Those dark hours of inconceivable inaction are the defining juncture for the last surviving Kennedy brother.
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And at least one harm-reduction measure Canada is trying would be inconceivable in Philadelphia, Ross said.
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Like many who have been affected by gun violence, their asks aren’t inconceivable.
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The character is the secretary to Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt and the first woman hired by the New York Police Department, determined to become the first female police detective at a time when that was inconceivable.
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Here’s a short list of things that seemed inconceivable just a few days ago: UMBC defeating No.
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For Orff, foregoing the credential was inconceivable.
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Apartments in rom-coms are usually too well-designed to be real; proclamations of love sometimes end in over-the-top proposals and inconceivable flash mobs.
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Of course, the monetary gains in today's game are almost inconceivable, but Sanchez has revealed some of the challenges players have to overcome to make it to the top.
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First Known Use of inconceivable
1624
inconceivable Synonyms
Synonyms
fantastic (also fantastical), implausible, incredible, incredulous, unbelievable, uncompelling, unconceivable, unconvincing, unimaginable, unthinkable;
Antonyms
believable, cogitable, conceivable, convincing, credible, creditable, imaginable, plausible, supposable, thinkable;
Near Antonyms
certain, incontestable, indisputable, indubitable, questionless, sure, undeniable, undoubted, unquestionable;
Related Words
debatable, disputable, doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, far-fetched, fishy, flimsy, questionable, shaky, suspect, suspicious, unlikely, unreasonable;
absurd, comical, farcical, laughable, ludicrous, outlandish, preposterous, ridiculous, risible, silly;
Phrases
full of it;
INCONCEIVABLE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of inconceivable for English Language Learners
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: impossible to imagine or believe : not conceivable
INCONCEIVABLE Defined for Kids
Definition of inconceivable for Students
: impossible to imagine or believe
- The fire caused inconceivable damage.
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