Inconceivable Meaning
/ɪn.kənˈsiː.və.bl̩/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjUnable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable.
Sentence Examples
A few years ago it would have been inconceivable for Japan to send troops overseas.
It is inconceivable to me that he would do such a thing.
It is inconceivable that he could ever be elected president.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
It is ____ that a person could survive that terrible car accident.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It was once ____ that people would be able to communicate instantly across the entire world.
Word Origin & History
From in- + conceivable.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"While the world altered dramatically during the course of her reign, the monarchy did too, though rather more imperceptibly: the walkabouts that increasingly characterised royal appearances, the pop concerts at Buckingham Palace, the throwing open of the royal palaces to visitors – even the paying of income tax, and royal podcasts – would have been inconceivable as innovations at the time Elizabeth came to the throne."
— 2022 September 8, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
It is ____ that a person could survive that terrible car accident.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It was once ____ that people would be able to communicate instantly across the entire world.