inconceivable
pronunciation
How to pronounce inconceivable in British English:
UK [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl]
How to pronounce inconceivable in American English:
US [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl]
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- Adjective:
- totally unlikely
Word Origin
- inconceivable (adj.)
- 1630s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + conceivable. Related: Inconcievably. An Old English word for this was unasmeagendlic.
Synonym
Example
- 1. In spain , unemployment is an almost inconceivable 26 per cent .
- 2. But similarly inconceivable contingencies do crop up .
- 3. This is surely close to inconceivable in the near term .
- 4. Joint patrols between rebels and loyalists are also planned , which would have been inconceivable only six months ago .
- 5. Having finally broken the mould of japanese politics , it is almost inconceivable that they will vote the old lot back into office .