thinkable
adjective
think·able
ˈthiŋ-kə-bəl 
1
: conceivably possible
a time when divorce was barely thinkable
2
: capable of being comprehended or reasoned about
the ultimate nature of Deity is scarcely thinkable
thinkableness
noun
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They divorced during a time when that was barely thinkable.
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This bet-the-business kind of change would not previously have been thinkable.
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Glenn Katz, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
That's but one of the once-unthinkable scenarios that seem more thinkable than ever.
—Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Instead, there are a handful of potential conflicts that would be limited and would involve conventional arms, which makes war thinkable.
—John Mearsheimer, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
Governments should also draft plans for what to do in the most important, thinkable scenarios, as well as how to deal with AGI’s many non-existential issues such as mass unemployment, runaway inequality, and energy consumption.
—Otto Barten, TIME, 16 May 2024
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Glenn Katz, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
That's but one of the once-unthinkable scenarios that seem more thinkable than ever.
—Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Instead, there are a handful of potential conflicts that would be limited and would involve conventional arms, which makes war thinkable.
—John Mearsheimer, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
Governments should also draft plans for what to do in the most important, thinkable scenarios, as well as how to deal with AGI’s many non-existential issues such as mass unemployment, runaway inequality, and energy consumption.
—Otto Barten, TIME, 16 May 2024
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“Thinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thinkable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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