inconceivable

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/ɪn.kənˈsiː.və.bl̩/

adjective

Unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable.

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 22

Meanings

adjectiveinconceivable (comparative more inconceivable, superlative most inconceivable)

comparative more inconceivable · superlative most inconceivable

  1. Unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable.
    1 more example

    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

    Synonyms: unconceivable, unthinkable · Antonyms: conceivable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveUnable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable.

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian неми́слим, невъобрази́м
  • неми́слим (nemíslim)unable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • невъобрази́м (nevăobrazím)unable to be conceived, unbelievable
Catalan inconcebible
  • inconcebibleunable to be conceived, unbelievable
Chinese Mandarin 不可思議 /不可思议, 難以置信 /难以置信
  • 不可思議 /不可思议 (bùkěsīyì)unable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • 難以置信 /难以置信 (nányǐzhìxìn)unable to be conceived, unbelievable
Czech nepředstavitelný
  • nepředstavitelnýunable to be conceived, unbelievable
Dutch onvoorstelbaar, ongelofelijk
  • onvoorstelbaarunable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • ongelofelijkunable to be conceived, unbelievable
Esperanto neimagebla
  • neimageblaunable to be conceived, unbelievable
Finnish käsittämätön, uskomaton
  • käsittämätönunable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • uskomatonunable to be conceived, unbelievable
French inconcevable
  • inconcevableunable to be conceived, unbelievable
German unfassbar, unfasslich
  • unfassbarunable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • unfasslichunable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • unbegreiflichunable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • unglaublichunable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • nicht wahrnehmbarunable to be conceived, unbelievable
Greek ακατανόητος
  • ακατανόητος (akatanóitos)unable to be conceived, unbelievable
Hindi अकल्पनीय, कल्पनातीत
  • अकल्पनीय (akalpanīya)unable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • कल्पनातीत (kalpanātīt)unable to be conceived, unbelievable
Hungarian elképzelhetetlen, felfoghatatlan
  • elképzelhetetlenunable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • felfoghatatlanunable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • elgondolhatatlanunable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • hihetetlenunable to be conceived, unbelievable
Italian inconcepibile
  • inconcepibileunable to be conceived, unbelievable
Latin incōgitābilis
  • incōgitābilisunable to be conceived, unbelievable
Norwegian Bokmål utenkelig
  • utenkeligunable to be conceived, unbelievable
Polish niepojęty, niewyobrażalny
  • niepojętyunable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • niewyobrażalnyunable to be conceived, unbelievable
Portuguese inconcebível
  • inconcebívelunable to be conceived, unbelievable
Romanian neconceptibil, neverosimil
  • neconceptibilunable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • neverosimilunable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • de neconceputunable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • de neînțelesunable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • de nepriceputunable to be conceived, unbelievable
Russian непостижи́мый, немы́слимый
  • непостижи́мый (nepostižímyj)unable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • немы́слимый (nemýslimyj)unable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • невообрази́мый (nevoobrazímyj)unable to be conceived, unbelievable
Spanish inconcebible
  • inconcebibleunable to be conceived, unbelievable
Swedish ofattbar, obegriplig
  • ofattbarunable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • obegripligunable to be conceived, unbelievable
Ukrainian незбагне́нний, неми́слимий
  • незбагне́нний (nezbahnénnyj)unable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • неми́слимий (nemýslymyj)unable to be conceived, unbelievable
  • неуявле́нний (neujavlénnyj)unable to be conceived, unbelievable
Cite this entry
APA

inconceivable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inconceivable

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“inconceivable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inconceivable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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