Definition of unthinkable in English:

unthinkable

adjectiveʌnˈθɪŋkəb(ə)lˌənˈθɪŋkəb(ə)l

(of a situation or event) too unlikely or undesirable to be considered a possibility.
it was unthinkable that John could be dead
the unthinkable happened—I spoke up
Example sentencesExamples
- He says the ghoulish graveyard thefts would have been unthinkable in an earlier age.
- Such draconian measures would be almost unthinkable in a democratic system.
- Yet think of other Scots for whom such a remedy would be unthinkable.
- Such events seemed unthinkable to most mainstream commentators a few years ago.
- A whole winter brooding on the events of August would be unthinkable for such a meticulous mind.
- To involve them in a new set of dangers would have been unthinkable.
- By 60, you've learnt to think the unthinkable and, even better, to say the unsayable.
- Less than a decade ago such adjoining public events would have been unthinkable.
- Before the event got under way, that prospect seemed pretty much unthinkable.
- Thankfully Ferguson was one of them too, and the unthinkable defeat became merely an unpalatable draw.
- In such a situation a handshake is unthinkable and a mere waving of one hand is somehow too frivolous.
- In extreme cases it can also lead to suicide and, unthinkable but not unheard of, the death of a child at the hands of its own mother.
- Other families with other children, he says, have suffered unthinkable loss.
- When a team is embroiled in a relegation battle a meagre point never seems quite enough to quench the fear of the unthinkable.
- A couple of decades ago, such an event happening in England would have been unthinkable.
- His creed, and his actions, are unthinkable, but he is also our invention.
- No one should be naive enough to believe these possibilities are unthinkable.
- That any Trade Union could ever be expelled from the Party was once unthinkable.
- What are the frontlines of defence against such an unthinkable catastrophe?
- In its 18 years in power it pressed ahead with previously unthinkable policies.
Synonyms
unimaginable, inconceivable, unbelievable, incredible, beyond belief, highly unlikely, unheard of, implausible, illogical, impossible, beyond the bounds of possibility
highly undesirable, not to be considered, unconscionable, out of the question, absurd, unreasonable, preposterous, ludicrous, outrageous, shocking
informal not on

Derivatives

unthinkability

nounʌnθɪŋkəˈbɪlɪti

They haven't bemoaned their almost uniformly rock-solid dependability, or the unthinkability of audio or video connections going down once they'd been made in such systems.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is not the veracity of the thought that the appeal to unthinkability seeks to establish, it is the courage of the thinker.
- The unthinkability of a history of Assam survived and has been reinforced in postcolonial India.
- In drawing on Levi's dream, the unthinkability of genocidal murder is starkly acknowledged as a human response rather than an aberrant denial or a mere lack of empathy.
- The truth-conduciveness of such reliance fails the test of unthinkability of falsehood or mistake, as well as any other Cartesian test, such as clarity and distinctness of ‘ideas.’

unthinkably

adverbʌnˈθɪŋkəbliˌənˈθɪŋkəbli

as submodifier a land of unthinkably vast spaces
Example sentencesExamples
- It is true that if you let your children have unlimited and unmonitored access to the web they might encounter all the same unthinkably dreadful things they would if let loose in a strange city.
- They appear to have done it, and the Logan is the automotive equivalent of a low-cost airline - safe, up-to-date, and providing a no-frills service for a once unthinkably low price.
- A few days ago, I had this post about high school English in Australia, in which I commented that what the Australian students go through is probably unthinkably and impossibly difficult in the United States.
- Opening the top of a burial place to house a headstone is heartless and cruel and an unthinkably immoral way of covering the council over personal injury claims.
- At the moment, packages and information are shooting around the world at incredible rates, unthinkably fast and with a phenomenal success rate.

unthinkableness

noun

Definition of unthinkable in US English:

unthinkable

adjectiveˌənˈθɪŋkəb(ə)lˌənˈTHiNGkəb(ə)l

(of a situation or event) too unlikely or undesirable to be considered a possibility.
it was unthinkable that John could be dead
the unthinkable happened—I spoke up
Example sentencesExamples
- Thankfully Ferguson was one of them too, and the unthinkable defeat became merely an unpalatable draw.
- To involve them in a new set of dangers would have been unthinkable.
- In such a situation a handshake is unthinkable and a mere waving of one hand is somehow too frivolous.
- Less than a decade ago such adjoining public events would have been unthinkable.
- What are the frontlines of defence against such an unthinkable catastrophe?
- Such events seemed unthinkable to most mainstream commentators a few years ago.
- That any Trade Union could ever be expelled from the Party was once unthinkable.
- Before the event got under way, that prospect seemed pretty much unthinkable.
- He says the ghoulish graveyard thefts would have been unthinkable in an earlier age.
- A couple of decades ago, such an event happening in England would have been unthinkable.
- In extreme cases it can also lead to suicide and, unthinkable but not unheard of, the death of a child at the hands of its own mother.
- No one should be naive enough to believe these possibilities are unthinkable.
- Such draconian measures would be almost unthinkable in a democratic system.
- Yet think of other Scots for whom such a remedy would be unthinkable.
- In its 18 years in power it pressed ahead with previously unthinkable policies.
- His creed, and his actions, are unthinkable, but he is also our invention.
- Other families with other children, he says, have suffered unthinkable loss.
- A whole winter brooding on the events of August would be unthinkable for such a meticulous mind.
- By 60, you've learnt to think the unthinkable and, even better, to say the unsayable.
- When a team is embroiled in a relegation battle a meagre point never seems quite enough to quench the fear of the unthinkable.
Synonyms
unimaginable, inconceivable, unbelievable, incredible, beyond belief, highly unlikely, unheard of, implausible, illogical, impossible, beyond the bounds of possibility
highly undesirable, not to be considered, unconscionable, out of the question, absurd, unreasonable, preposterous, ludicrous, outrageous, shocking

单词	unthinkable
释义	Definition of unthinkable in English: unthinkable adjectiveʌnˈθɪŋkəb(ə)lˌənˈθɪŋkəb(ə)l (of a situation or event) too unlikely or undesirable to be considered a possibility. it was unthinkable that John could be dead the unthinkable happened—I spoke up Example sentencesExamples He says the ghoulish graveyard thefts would have been unthinkable in an earlier age. Such draconian measures would be almost unthinkable in a democratic system. Yet think of other Scots for whom such a remedy would be unthinkable. Such events seemed unthinkable to most mainstream commentators a few years ago. A whole winter brooding on the events of August would be unthinkable for such a meticulous mind. To involve them in a new set of dangers would have been unthinkable. By 60, you've learnt to think the unthinkable and, even better, to say the unsayable. Less than a decade ago such adjoining public events would have been unthinkable. Before the event got under way, that prospect seemed pretty much unthinkable. Thankfully Ferguson was one of them too, and the unthinkable defeat became merely an unpalatable draw. In such a situation a handshake is unthinkable and a mere waving of one hand is somehow too frivolous. In extreme cases it can also lead to suicide and, unthinkable but not unheard of, the death of a child at the hands of its own mother. Other families with other children, he says, have suffered unthinkable loss. When a team is embroiled in a relegation battle a meagre point never seems quite enough to quench the fear of the unthinkable. A couple of decades ago, such an event happening in England would have been unthinkable. His creed, and his actions, are unthinkable, but he is also our invention. No one should be naive enough to believe these possibilities are unthinkable. That any Trade Union could ever be expelled from the Party was once unthinkable. What are the frontlines of defence against such an unthinkable catastrophe? In its 18 years in power it pressed ahead with previously unthinkable policies. Synonyms unimaginable, inconceivable, unbelievable, incredible, beyond belief, highly unlikely, unheard of, implausible, illogical, impossible, beyond the bounds of possibility highly undesirable, not to be considered, unconscionable, out of the question, absurd, unreasonable, preposterous, ludicrous, outrageous, shocking informal not on Derivatives unthinkability nounʌnθɪŋkəˈbɪlɪti They haven't bemoaned their almost uniformly rock-solid dependability, or the unthinkability of audio or video connections going down once they'd been made in such systems. Example sentencesExamples It is not the veracity of the thought that the appeal to unthinkability seeks to establish, it is the courage of the thinker. The unthinkability of a history of Assam survived and has been reinforced in postcolonial India. In drawing on Levi's dream, the unthinkability of genocidal murder is starkly acknowledged as a human response rather than an aberrant denial or a mere lack of empathy. The truth-conduciveness of such reliance fails the test of unthinkability of falsehood or mistake, as well as any other Cartesian test, such as clarity and distinctness of ‘ideas.’ unthinkably adverbʌnˈθɪŋkəbliˌənˈθɪŋkəbli as submodifier a land of unthinkably vast spaces Example sentencesExamples It is true that if you let your children have unlimited and unmonitored access to the web they might encounter all the same unthinkably dreadful things they would if let loose in a strange city. They appear to have done it, and the Logan is the automotive equivalent of a low-cost airline - safe, up-to-date, and providing a no-frills service for a once unthinkably low price. A few days ago, I had this post about high school English in Australia, in which I commented that what the Australian students go through is probably unthinkably and impossibly difficult in the United States. Opening the top of a burial place to house a headstone is heartless and cruel and an unthinkably immoral way of covering the council over personal injury claims. At the moment, packages and information are shooting around the world at incredible rates, unthinkably fast and with a phenomenal success rate. unthinkableness noun Definition of unthinkable in US English: unthinkable adjectiveˌənˈθɪŋkəb(ə)lˌənˈTHiNGkəb(ə)l (of a situation or event) too unlikely or undesirable to be considered a possibility. it was unthinkable that John could be dead the unthinkable happened—I spoke up Example sentencesExamples Thankfully Ferguson was one of them too, and the unthinkable defeat became merely an unpalatable draw. To involve them in a new set of dangers would have been unthinkable. In such a situation a handshake is unthinkable and a mere waving of one hand is somehow too frivolous. Less than a decade ago such adjoining public events would have been unthinkable. What are the frontlines of defence against such an unthinkable catastrophe? Such events seemed unthinkable to most mainstream commentators a few years ago. That any Trade Union could ever be expelled from the Party was once unthinkable. Before the event got under way, that prospect seemed pretty much unthinkable. He says the ghoulish graveyard thefts would have been unthinkable in an earlier age. A couple of decades ago, such an event happening in England would have been unthinkable. In extreme cases it can also lead to suicide and, unthinkable but not unheard of, the death of a child at the hands of its own mother. No one should be naive enough to believe these possibilities are unthinkable. Such draconian measures would be almost unthinkable in a democratic system. Yet think of other Scots for whom such a remedy would be unthinkable. In its 18 years in power it pressed ahead with previously unthinkable policies. His creed, and his actions, are unthinkable, but he is also our invention. Other families with other children, he says, have suffered unthinkable loss. A whole winter brooding on the events of August would be unthinkable for such a meticulous mind. By 60, you've learnt to think the unthinkable and, even better, to say the unsayable. When a team is embroiled in a relegation battle a meagre point never seems quite enough to quench the fear of the unthinkable. Synonyms unimaginable, inconceivable, unbelievable, incredible, beyond belief, highly unlikely, unheard of, implausible, illogical, impossible, beyond the bounds of possibility highly undesirable, not to be considered, unconscionable, out of the question, absurd, unreasonable, preposterous, ludicrous, outrageous, shocking
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