as in possible
able to be imagined
They discussed the question from every conceivable angle. It is conceivable that she will refuse to go.
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Recent Examples of conceivable
However, both remain well below what gamers expect from a functional video game in almost every conceivable way.
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ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Both stances are conceivable within the capacious framework of the book, and that is perhaps why radicals and conservatives alike have found support for their arguments in its pages.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Sproat was good enough in his first full pro season in 2024 that a late-season call-up in a pennant race — for a guy who started the year in High A — was conceivable (if immediately shot down by the New York front office).
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Entering that game, the Penguins had won four games in a row and suddenly were on the verge of at least making a pitch for a playoff berth at least mildly conceivable.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Both stances are conceivable within the capacious framework of the book, and that is perhaps why radicals and conservatives alike have found support for their arguments in its pages.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Sproat was good enough in his first full pro season in 2024 that a late-season call-up in a pennant race — for a guy who started the year in High A — was conceivable (if immediately shot down by the New York front office).
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Entering that game, the Penguins had won four games in a row and suddenly were on the verge of at least making a pitch for a playoff berth at least mildly conceivable.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceivable
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Those two will take on the Mitchell and Garland assignments and will need to be as disruptive as possible.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Users need to have a top-secret security clearance of the highest level possible at the Energy Department to access the network, according to agency rules for handling classified information.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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“Conceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceivable. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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