inconceivable

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adjective in·con·ceiv·able \ ˌin-kən-ˈsē-və-bəl \

Definition of inconceivable

:not conceivable: such as

a :impossible to comprehend

b :unbelievable

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inconceivability

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inconceivableness

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inconceivably

play \ˌin-kən-ˈsē-və-blē\ adverb

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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

And the helicopter dips low and the camera angle is askew, revealing inconceivable destruction?

— alice anderson, Good Housekeeping, "After I Survived Hurricane Katrina, My Husband Violently Attacked Me," 16 Aug. 2017
But repayment to these workers (or their heirs) of such losses is politically if not practically inconceivable.

— valerie strauss, Washington Post, "Actually, we still need affirmative action for African Americans in college admissions. Here’s why.," 2 Aug. 2017
New York chef/restaurateur Jean-Georges Vongerichten oversaw the menu makeover, which played with acidic and spicy flavors that would have been inconceivable in the old days.

— phil vettel, chicagotribune.com, "Lettuce Entertain You returning to the Pump Room," 27 July 2017
In fact, t’s almost inconceivable Dynamo would let a player of Gonzalez’s caliber leave before the second leg of that Champions League series on Aug. 1.

— geoff baker, The Seattle Times, "Despite flurry of recent goals, Sounders will soon revert to different attack as players return," 25 July 2017
Over the past century, international Communism was responsible for almost inconceivable atrocities, including the murder of hundreds of millions of people and the immiseration of more.

— dan mclaughlin, National Review, "Anti-Radical Muslims Need to Organize and Draw Lines," 20 July 2017
Scripted by Zoe King (whose late father, Zalman King, was an expert at this sort of B-movie erotic thriller), Inconceivable lurches from one laughably predictable, awkward moment to the next.

— frank scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Inconceivable': Film Review," 30 June 2017
A Rockets Big 4 is more or less inconceivable given their existing commitments to non-stars like Ryan Anderson and Eric Gordon.

— ben golliver, SI.com, "Are The Celtics On The Brink Of A Superteam?," 28 June 2017
Just two seasons ago, an 18-pass sequence with a flashy backheel finish would have been inconceivable, like asking 14th century archers to consider the Human Genome Project.

— john kass, chicagotribune.com, "Nobody's laughing at the Fire now — they're the best team in Chicago," 27 June 2017

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