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unthinkable

/ˈʌnˌθɪŋkəbəl/
/ənˈθɪŋkəbəl/
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Definitions of unthinkable
  1. adjective
    incapable of being conceived or considered
    synonyms:
    incredible, unbelievable
    beyond belief or understanding
    impossible
    not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
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    antonyms:
    thinkable
    capable of being conceived or imagined or considered
    believable, credible
    capable of being believed
    possible
    capable of happening or existing
    cogitable, ponderable
    capable of being thought about
    conceivable, imaginable
    capable of being imagined
    presumable, supposable, surmisable
    capable of being inferred on slight grounds
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