Unthinkable - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl|  American pronunciation of the word unthinkable
Brit.  |ʌnˈθɪŋkəb(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word unthinkable

adjective

- incapable of being conceived or considered

Extra examples

...to most people it seemed unthinkable that such a gentle man could be guilty of such awful crimes...

It is unthinkable that they will ever make such an offer.

It is unthinkable that a mistake like this could have happened.

It would be unthinkable for me to stay anywhere but with the family.

The unthinkable happened – I passed the exam.

...by the end of hostilities the populace had been reduced to a level of bestiality that would have been unthinkable before the war...

...in some parts of the city nearly unimaginable opulence can be found side by side with nearly unthinkable poverty...

Then the unthinkable happened and the boat started to sink.

It was the job of the committee to think the unthinkable (=plan for unexpected events or situations).

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